Resource: Unmasking – Your Way

Unmasking – Your Way

Unmasking and getting to know yourself is a long process of self-discovery. It is also an act of resistance to the social pressures to be nice, be productive, fit in, and make other people feel comfortable, even at your own expense (Price, 2021, 2022).

If you’ve recently identified your neurodivergence as an adult, you may suddenly appreciate how hard you’ve been working to keep other people happy and how much you’ve been putting your own needs last. Learning to express your authentic self involves gradually unwinding the people-pleasing habits you’ve been practising for a long time. This resource provides examples of small ways you might begin to unmask.

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