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The Weight of Pretending: Why Masking Exhausts Your Soul | The Healing Room
This episode of The Healing Room explores the profound exhaustion caused by 'masking'—the act of hiding one's true neurodivergent self to fit into societal expectations. Host Terri Raftery explains that this isn't just social anxiety or introversion; it is unpaid, invisible labor that drains your battery before the day even begins. If you are neurodivergent (ADHD, autism, or otherwise), you likely know the script: memorizing eye contact rules, modulating voice volume, and suppressing natural stimming behaviors to appear 'professional' or 'polite.' This episode validates that fatigue as a real…
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