Tweens & teens
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kavya~
1mo ago
Masking is destroying my teen from the inside
My 13yo acts 'normal' at school (exhaustingly). At home: dysregulation, meltdowns, zero energy. I can see the exhaustion of maintaining a fake self all day. But if they stop masking, school becomes hostile. They're 13…
ParentsCN: Burnout#burnout#emotional-support#identity#masking#masking-burnout-teen
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noor~
1mo ago
My teen just realized they've been masking for years — now what?
My 14yo told me: 'I act normal at school but I'm exhausted.' They didn't use the word masking, but that's exactly it. Years of pretending to focus, sit still, be quiet — and now they're burnt out and don't know who…
ParentsCN: Burnout#burnout#identity#masking
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