Types of Masking
Forcing eye contact
Body Language
What is a need?
a requirement for your brain to function at its best
What might it mean if you’re feeling tightness in your chest?
Anxiety or Stress
Feeling exhausted
Unmet
Pretending to understand jokes or sarcasm
Communication
What can cause exhaustion, increase anxiety, and delay noticing overwhelm?
Masking
What might it mean if you’re feeling a stomachache?
Worry
Snapping at others
Unmet
Pretending not to notice overwhelming stimuli
Sensory
What is Alexithymia?
Often called "emotional blindness," is a personality trait characterized by significant difficulties in identifying, processing, describing, and understanding emotions
What might it mean if you’re feeling shaky hands?
Fear or Adrenaline
Able to learn
Met