How to mask??
Hii!!! Unfortunately I really really don’t want to mask but I know if I want to get a good job eventually I’ll have to learn. I really have no idea how to conform to neurotypicals nor society and I’ve never really had any interest in learning to mask until now.
So! Continuing on! I got diagnosed with type 2 adhd but I really think I have combined (which I wouldn’t be surprised since that’s the most common if I remember correctly…)
And I’m super scared that will affect how people perceive me in the real world when I get a job and I really can’t afford to get turned down for the job that I want with how much effort I’m putting in for this.
And before you say anything about masking doesn’t help hide that you seem different from your regular neurotypical. I’m aware. And I know it can cause anxiety as well but I really only want to mask when I absolutely need to since I will be working with others.
I’m really bad at staying still, controlling what I say (especially if someone says something that I take offense to like ex: homophobia), and I’m super duper over the top expressive with my body language and personality.
And I really regret not knowing how to mask earlier. And I don’t really have any ways to like calm down my adhd really? I mean I have fidgets but I’m not sure if Delta Airlines would be lenient with that. :/
And I’m scared about going to work on one of bad days where my stims get really horrible that nothing calms me down. (It rarely happens but it can happen out of the blue moon and I’d rat not get into the specifics of my stims since it’s really embarrassing for me) Or if I get into old habits and let my thoughts overwhelm me when I think to much into things.
And I would do anything for this job, even at a bit of my own expense (Yes I’m aware that’s kinda self destructive of me to say) since I really can’t find me being happy in any other part of the workforce without going to collage and with how I preform in school I don’t think I could keep up with how much work collage gives me. I’m already drained from regular high school… (I despise of this dreaded school system UGHH)
I’m also really scared I’m going to lash out (I usually have great control of my emotions but when I get overstimulated that’s a different story) at someone with being around people that long with not much sleep or alone time. Or that If I told my hirer that I have adhd amongst other things, that I would’t be taken seriously or accommodated.
(Also sorry if it seems I’m attention seeking. I really do have adhd. I’m not trying to fake it at all, plus I don’t know why anyone would want to have adhd. I mean there are definitely good parts of neurodivergence for me and if I had to choose it again I would because that’s all I know but that definitely doesn’t mean that the bad doesn’t outweigh the good.)