@tetriszini8: Yes, I realize not all high maskers have this exact same experience. This is just me and the people pleasing audhd rage pattern I’m familiar with. When we finally reach our breaking point, high maskers often hear things like “you’re moody” or “don’t be so sensitive.” But those labels don’t just dismiss the moment—they rewrite our entire story. The truth is, we weren’t quick to anger. We were overly patient. We stretched our tolerance far beyond what most other people would. But because others didn’t see (or chose to ignore) our escalating frustration behind the mask, all of that restraint gets erased. Instead, the narrative flips. In the eyes of the other person, we go from “calm + collected” straight to “unhinged.” And when this happens enough, we start to internalize those unfair labels, questioning ourselves and pushing the mask even harder. #highmasking #peoplepleaser #audhd #autism #neurospicy
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Saturday 06 September 2025 13:20:18 GMT
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ProBears :
I don’t know about others but while my affect remains pretty placid, I am using my words to indicate that things are not ok. So I feel like I have been calmly giving warnings but they don’t believe me until I come across as angry. Like, please actually believe the words that are coming out of my mouth!
2025-09-06 16:51:19
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megasus :
Im convinced they see the struggle they just dont care. And then it turns to rage for us because they dont care
2025-09-06 17:06:58
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BumbleBre :
lol at my FYP giving me these all out of order because I just left a comment on video 4 that’s basically saying exactly what you’re saying here on video 3. Apologies for the accidental redundancy!
2025-09-10 16:26:39
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🌷 :
For a long time my husband told me I was so 0 to 100 with me emotions until he could finally grasp the concept that I was upset the whole time but in favor of keeping the peace, I wasn’t outwardly expressing anger or frustration til it got to the point I had to.
2025-09-06 14:52:20
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Leah Smith :
in ONE single video, you just validated my entire life. thank you for this... seriously.
2025-09-06 15:56:30
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Jane Doe :
I struggle with this SO much bc any hint of me getting frustrated is met with backlash
2025-09-06 14:17:31
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𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓲𝓭𝓲𝓪𝓷𝓪 :
You’ve explained this so perfectly
2025-09-06 14:08:05
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aly.exisss :
This has been my whole life. Problem is we’re not speaking up for ourselves 😅
2025-09-06 17:18:06
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Tiffaney :
Hyper alert to others 👏👏👏
2025-09-08 15:06:04
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KB :
Oooh I’ve done a lot of work on showing my feelings at 60% to stop masking
2025-09-06 13:29:39
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Eileen Walsh :
Wow, This is such a good explanation of this….syndrome…behavior. This is me 100%
2025-09-06 15:16:03
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UrSpiritualCookieMonsta :
Finally someone understands!
2025-09-07 13:56:37
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Sandra :
this is a cycle I noticed as well, especially when there are times when I was in a dysregulated state seeking co-regulation only to be dismissed or invalidated. over time, that would build and the result would be me exploding because I wasn't getting my needs met. this becomes a further cycle of not defining needs or problems sooner and instead delaying them until they are a bigger problem than we can solve ourselves and then our anxious-avoidant tendencies start to really kick in.
2025-09-06 15:13:50
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💫💛💫 :
betrayal of self, minimisation of needs by self and other person, then facts are laid without emotiomal labour of sugar coating and placating to weaponised incompet, and we are darvo'd, rejected, and further isolated.
yeah- been kicking this for 42 years. urgh
2025-09-10 08:05:46
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-Asmodeus- :
Lost a best friend over this. I kept speaking my boundaries but she thought I was joking or whatever, and then got angry at me when I told her my boundaries kept getting broken and she dropped me
2025-09-07 16:05:52
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yourproblem23 :
its never let's talk about what lead you to this reaction its just deemed as I over react. yet, it was actually me nicely inserting boundary or xyz and then after the 50th time I explode. like I axtuslly was nicely asking but since no one was listening I now feel the only way to be listened too is exploding
2025-09-08 20:44:30
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Kay :
hi can you make this so I can save it?
2025-09-06 16:20:09
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Devi Fablekatze :
I feel like I also hit the annoyance point sooner, which is part of why I feel the need to mask for so much more of my tolerance level. It feels like a lose lose
2025-09-07 21:33:51
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ganondorfenjoyer :
thank you for explaining this feeling so well
2025-09-07 21:50:59
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user42774457861403 :
The person on the right will get Baker acted because of the person on the left
2025-09-06 14:47:58
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tabzilla :
i wish i could be so oblivious 😭
2025-09-07 16:20:47
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Life According to Food :
You are helping me learn how to trust myself with this. ❤️
2025-09-07 19:06:42
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Patty Pat Pat :
Wow, so it's not just me
2025-09-06 15:37:52
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Melisa Saldaña :
My work life
2025-09-06 15:17:49
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Tara :
Here's my thing though... Me not reacting to their negative behaviors until much later than others would does not negate the behaviors. So when I address it, you should still listen. Most of the time, mine isn't even a major outburst, it's just calling them out. 🙃
2025-09-07 04:20:37
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