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submitted 11 months ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/adhdwomen@lemmy.world

For me, it's definitely trying to keep from moving too much/fidgeting. In my job, I have to sit still in front of another person for hours at a time, and I have to do my best to be grounded and present.

If I don't take my meds, I am exhausted by the end f the day from this particular masking strategy. Some of the others I use, like slowing down my speech, take little effort after years of doing it.

I feel like all of my energy has to go somewhere, so I try to dance and move around during my breaks and before/after work.

What masking strategies take the most out of you?

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[-] gramathy@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago

I’m heavily in the “script réponses to questions” camp

[-] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Ah, yes, the good old dialogue wheel. Just stick with the Paragon options, unless you like shooting and shouting.

[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I do that too, especially since English is my second language. It's so helpful to have a variety of prepared responses... otherwise my brain can freeze up and forget how to speak.

[-] Caesium@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

my entire workday is basically me just following a script. a good part of it though is that I can come up with real nasty things to say sometimes and if I want to keep my job I should never say it

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