/tags/masking/ Recent bookmarks tagged #masking Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:24:54 +0000 https://www.metafilter.com/211325/Melting-Spoons-and-Autistic-Burnout#8790866 It is very hard work, running a body this way. It is only automatic in that I am trained to run a series of programs given the right input, but regardless of practice it never takes less of my brain to move and sound like a human being. This is at the core of autistic burnout. It is the end result of constant hypervigilance, which of course neurotypicals can experience as well. But it is not usual for them to experience this particular kind of hypervigilance, about these things, in this way.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #autism #masking #psychology #social</p> Sun, 07 Dec 2025 23:45:42 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:38086 autism masking psychology social https://misfitmentalhealth.substack.com/p/why-are-people-wearing-masks-in-2025?triedRedirect=true most of the people still masking are among the strongest, most self-assured people I’ve known. They are the least concerned about other’s perceptions, the most concerned about others/our collective well-being, are embodying self-care by protecting their health (and mental health), willing to interrogate their choices and motivations, and are committed to accepting and integrating data and new information - even when they want desperately to be wrong about what they learn. They are also among the most alienated, judged, ignored, harassed, invisibilized, and forgotten.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #covid #health #masking #politics</p> Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:08:19 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:29634 covid health masking politics