Does anyone else have problems with unmasking? Finding the real you?

100%. I didn’t realize that I had spent my life in extreme discomfort until I was able to sit in my own company. Once I learned (and I continue to learn new things about myself everyday) I started to see how I would act differently once I was around other people again. It became painstakingly obvious to me and still feels very heavy to socialize because I’m aware there is not always ‘space’ for the real me

yes, i’ve felt so much shame being myself that i’ve started wearing a mask very young. It is now very hard to recognize who i am under it and finding the real me

So many good feedbacks 😊 thank you! 🤗 I am starting therapy next week 😊 i also feel a lot of shame. And actually i dont have any idea of who i am or what i want, witoute the mask and people pleasing. Its a slapp in the face to realise this.

Well, for me, unmasking is connected with a lot of shame, as I always felt so weird before getting diagnosed, but I am working on this shame in my therapy. This a path! Do something little to unmask today in your offline life, and also unmask here! One day, you will feel the satisfaction of showing your true self to the world.