Discussions with my cousin made me think about what masking is and whether it is more than just a neurodiversity thing. I talk about this more in this blog post, and also mention how it links to my unmasking journey.
Tag: Challenges
Part 11: Reflections on unmasking — How Thailand has helped my unmasking journey
In this blog post, I will talk about some of the ways that Thailand has helped with my unmasking journey.
Reflections from my recent trip to Thailand
In the first 10 days of October, I joined my brother for a short backpacking trip in North Thailand. The trip was amazing and was a much-needed break from the everyday stresses of life. In particular, I gained some new perspectives and insights in such a short space of time. In this blog post, I will reflect on this and talk more about the things I learnt from this trip.
Part 10: Reflections on unmasking — Is having a really busy schedule good for me?
There has been times where I wish I was less busy and more time to rest. However, there has also been times where I wish I was busier and can take on more things. In this blog post, I will talk about my thoughts on this, and whether a busy schedule is in line with my unmasking journey.
Part 9: Reflections on unmasking — Embracing the unmasking journey
In this blog post I will talk more about why it is good to embrace the unmasking journey and how embracing the journey has helped me.
Part 8: Reflections on unmasking — What success in the unmasking journey looks like for me
One of the things that I have thought about a lot is what success looks like for me in this unmasking journey. This is a really tough question, and there is no one concrete answer to this. However there have been some thoughts that I have had about this. In this blog post, I will talk more about my thoughts on this.
Part 7: Reflections on unmasking — Thinking about my friendships
For me, my friendships are an important part of my life and my wellbeing. In this blog post, I will talk about 4 specific things I have thought about.
Part 6: Reflections on unmasking — Dealing with difficult emotions
Difficult emotions have also stemmed from learning things about my autistic identity which weren’t easy to come to terms with. In this blog post I will talk about some of these things in more detail by giving 4 specific examples, as well as talk about what I am trying to do about it now as part of the unmasking journey.
Part 5: Reflections on unmasking — Why progress has only been gradual
In this blog post, I will talk more on how and why progress has been gradual, and how this has influenced the unmasking journey.
Part 4: Reflections on unmasking — Thinking about the bigger picture
With a lot of things, it is easy to get so caught up on the day-to-day aspects of it, that you lose sight of the bigger picture. However, with unmasking, it is important to think about the bigger picture, and I will talk about this further in this blog post.


