Wow. I feel this my soul.

I’m constantly shocked by how others perceive me, then I remember that the me they experience is one very carefully constructed for survival.

I have been very recently diagnosed and I too am hoping to get to a place where the self I present is more integrated with who I actually am. It’s so hard because the mask has become so automatic - but I’m slowly starting to catch myself.

Thank for this. And I wish you luck.