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?
I’m heavily in the “script réponses to questions” camp
Ah, yes, the good old dialogue wheel. Just stick with the Paragon options, unless you like shooting and shouting.
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.
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