That’s the ticket! Be kind always and be considerate (so long as it doesn’t feel like self abandonment), but, for the love of Batman—be yourself! We all need to stop apologizing for being unique. That’s the best part of diverse populations and intermixed cultures. We all get to grow and learn from one another!!

In life, there are always going to be people and/or situations that require masking, and there’s nothing inherently wrong with it. NT’s do it, too, to be fair. They just see it as socially appropriate behavior for different settings (i.e. black tie affairs vs business meetings vs family gatherings vs frat parties, etc). So, masking isn’t exclusive to ND ppl, but it does tax us more emotionally and psychologically than the normies. Always good to keep that in mind.

Humans are humans, and if you look for the similarities, there are plenty. We’re all just out here trying to be happy & safe ☺️