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When the Mask Cracks: A Gentle Guide to Masking, Autistic Burnout, and Coming Back to Yourself: 3 (The Calm AuDHD Mind) - Softcover
Book 3 of 3: The Calm AuDHD Mind
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You could always push through before. And then, one day, you couldn’t.
The words stopped coming. The tasks you’ve done a thousand times became impossible. The mask you wore so automatically would no longer stay on. No weekend of rest touched it, and no willpower brought back what had vanished, and you began to fear you were losing yourself.
You are not losing yourself. You are in autistic burnout - and it is real, it is recoverable, and it is not your fault.
When the Mask Cracks is a warm, compassionate guide to masking and autistic burnout for AuDHD adults. The third book in The Calm AuDHD Mind series, it names the collapse that so often follows years of hiding - and shows the way back.
Inside, you’ll discover:
- What masking really is - the dozen hidden systems you’ve been running all day, all your life
- Why you learned to disappear, and why it was survival, not fakeness
- What autistic burnout is - and why it’s not depression, though it’s so often mistaken for it
- Why skills and words vanish in burnout - and why it’s temporary and recoverable
- The long, slow recovery burnout actually needs (and why you can’t push through it)
- How unmasking heals you - and how to build a life that doesn’t burn you out again
Each chapter ends with Gentle Practices - and if you’re in burnout, permission to skip every one of them and simply rest.
You were never the mask. Beneath it, the whole time, was you - and you are coming back.
(Written for anyone who relates to the AuDHD experience - diagnosed, self-identified, or exploring.)
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. You could always push through before. And then, one day, you couldn't.The words stopped coming. The tasks you've done a thousand times became impossible. The mask you wore so automatically would no longer stay on. No weekend of rest touched it, and no willpower brought back what had vanished, and you began to fear you were losing yourself.You are not losing yourself. You are in autistic burnout - and it is real, it is recoverable, and it is not your fault.When the Mask Cracks is a warm, compassionate guide to masking and autistic burnout for AuDHD adults. The third book in The Calm AuDHD Mind series, it names the collapse that so often follows years of hiding - and shows the way back.Inside, you'll discover: What masking really is - the dozen hidden systems you've been running all day, all your lifeWhy you learned to disappear, and why it was survival, not fakenessWhat autistic burnout is - and why it's not depression, though it's so often mistaken for itWhy skills and words vanish in burnout - and why it's temporary and recoverableThe long, slow recovery burnout actually needs (and why you can't push through it)How unmasking heals you - and how to build a life that doesn't burn you out againEach chapter ends with Gentle Practices - and if you're in burnout, permission to skip every one of them and simply rest.You were never the mask. Beneath it, the whole time, was you - and you are coming back.(Written for anyone who relates to the AuDHD experience - diagnosed, self-identified, or exploring.) This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798186262404
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. You could always push through before. And then, one day, you couldn't.The words stopped coming. The tasks you've done a thousand times became impossible. The mask you wore so automatically would no longer stay on. No weekend of rest touched it, and no willpower brought back what had vanished, and you began to fear you were losing yourself.You are not losing yourself. You are in autistic burnout - and it is real, it is recoverable, and it is not your fault.When the Mask Cracks is a warm, compassionate guide to masking and autistic burnout for AuDHD adults. The third book in The Calm AuDHD Mind series, it names the collapse that so often follows years of hiding - and shows the way back.Inside, you'll discover: What masking really is - the dozen hidden systems you've been running all day, all your lifeWhy you learned to disappear, and why it was survival, not fakenessWhat autistic burnout is - and why it's not depression, though it's so often mistaken for itWhy skills and words vanish in burnout - and why it's temporary and recoverableThe long, slow recovery burnout actually needs (and why you can't push through it)How unmasking heals you - and how to build a life that doesn't burn you out againEach chapter ends with Gentle Practices - and if you're in burnout, permission to skip every one of them and simply rest.You were never the mask. Beneath it, the whole time, was you - and you are coming back.(Written for anyone who relates to the AuDHD experience - diagnosed, self-identified, or exploring.) This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798186262404
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