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Masking? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/autism@lemmy.world
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I was just watching a youtube on Jungian personas and masks. The problem, Jung said, is that people put on masks to gain love and acceptance but hide their true authentic selves. Over time, they forget who they really are and become their mask.

The video was about how to remove the mask and discover your true self, but all I kept thinking was "love and acceptance? just for putting on a mask? how can I learn this skill?"

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[–] [S] 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I'll have to read that again. I think I went through the entire book thinking she meant "academically" gifted.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    Nope, she clarifies at the beginning. It's emotionally gifted, as in especially talented in detecting other people's emotions and expectations and mask accordingly.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    I wasn´t a very careful reader.

    But, kind of someone with sublinical autism, would it be fair or delusional for me to identify as "gifted" in that way? I think I'm pretty average at emotion detection.

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