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The Heavy Cost of Masking: Why You’re So Tired | The Healing Journey
This episode of The Healing Journey explores the profound exhaustion caused by 'masking,' a coping mechanism where individuals, particularly those who are neurodivergent or highly sensitive, suppress their authentic selves to fit into social expectations. Host Deanna Shailer explains that this constant performance is not laziness but a severe cognitive and emotional labor that drains your energy reserves, leading to deep fatigue, burnout, and a sense of isolation. If you often feel like you need to lie down after social interactions, replay conversations in your head, or feel like an imposter…
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