ADHD MASKING

Hi I’m Connor, I do tiktoks about ADHD. I have no idea what’s going on in the world. So um yeah. Like, subscribe, and follow me on tiktok @Connor DeWolfe ​

[spencerhoskins]

It is amazing how accurate your videos are. Thank you for making these to help me understand my ADHD brain better and helping me not feel alone in it all

[rachel]

The hard truth of having AuADHD with masking... I have no clue who I am, I've been masking for as long as I can remember, since a small child while growing up in an abusive household. I'm just now trying to figure out who I am while people my age are getting married, having kids, having a careers, it's very tiring but I know that one day it will be worth it to be finally happy and comfortable with myself. 💙

[jean-francoisdaignault]

I’m just learning about the concept of masking. I’ve been doing it sooo well my entire life, I was only diagnosed two years ago at age 46. And most of the time I don’t realize I’m still masking. Thanks for bringing awareness to this :)

[epsilon]

Well never thought a 2y old video would call me out like this

[jive]

I went from chaotic movement and impulse to chaos In my own head

[EmyRushing-wtfc]

I have realized that even if I’m having a mental breakdown u just physically cannot tell that it’s happening to me it freaks me because I can’t turn it off

[Rasheens-Story]

Yep you get used to blending in after a while. Explains my jumpy behavior and never sitting still when I was a kid in Jamaica. Plus the teachers are strict so you end up masking anyways

[VioletFairy-kvbd]

I thought this was completely normal and that everyone did this until i was diagnosed with adhd and my mom told me that ny techer didnt think i had it because i was masking

[Magicme]

Yeah, I spend so much time masking to make everyone other than myself more comfortable, I end up hating them all a little

[dubdubkingdom]

This is the first I’ve heard of masking and I’ve just now realized this is why I don’t have emotion a lot of the time and why I don’t have as much or any energy as I used to. I was bullied a lot and that may be a part of what caused the masking but now that I’m in Highschool it’s gotten a lot better and I’m now realizing that I haven’t a clue of who I am, what I aspire to be, or anything about me as a person.

[theepicvideogamepianist]

I only take it off when I eat sugar. So I tell everyone never to give me sugar. And it works well until they get curious what happens if I eat it and they sneak it to me and then I’m like no wait NO!

[iz]

Definitely mask my adhd symptoms in public…

[RayBoyAlsther]

Yeah when I was younger I messed my feelings with my ADHD I made myself look happy and I am stuck happy but I’m not happy like I’m stuck acting happy and then I say depressing shit with a happy face and being happy looking

[klisting]

"But you can check my basement of you want..."

[nahiro]

I am so glad that I chose to "fuck the mask" back as a kid. Now I just keep a jacket for each social group I am a part of.
I am not gonna start talking about games and anime when I am with my "Hood" friend, and I am not gonna talk about whos GF slept with whom with my Gamer buddies or with Otakus. This I feel is pretty normal tho. I do even have a few good friends, those know all the coats and the one who wears them well.

[loisruhl]

I haven't been diagnosed with anything but I feel like it is either ADHD or Socipathic tendencies... I should get tested...

[claireschweizer]

I didn't even know I COULD mask and now when it falls off I become super annoying and scary

[FeankieRivera]

My mother called me a sociopath during a meeting with my principle grade 11.

[radiansinus]

Um... stupid question: i am a no filter type of audhd guy. due to a childhood of neglect i never learned masking properly. How do i do that in social contexts where ✨️being yourself✨️ is just not socially acceptable?

[waterart]

i have been wearing that mask sence i was like 7 so i dont know who i am