@annikaunmasked: Context note: This is Annika-first content—a window into one autistic and ADHD life, not a definition of autism or ADHD. I am white, relatively low support needs, and not physically disabled. My perspective is not universal, and what works for me may not work for you. Please take what resonates and make room for experiences different from mine. #annikaunmasked #unmasking #autisminwomen #autism #audhd
the day after a meltdown feels like a really bad hangover and cannot go to work
2026-08-31 22:36:44
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pendragonofwinterhold :
I haven’t felt hungry much anymore. Just nausea and my mask slipping
2026-08-31 22:29:57
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Kayla :
Omg I didn’t know we got stress rashes. No wonder I been looking like I’m blushing 😳
2026-08-31 22:23:22
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sorcerer alec :
Thank you so much for posting this bc I just woke up in severe pain from holding it and I think I might have just gotten ANOTHER infection and I feel so broken and miserably uncomfortable
2026-09-04 14:02:20
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Henckel-Millions :
I was diagnosed recently and just started keeping ensure around lol learned it from my grandmother but it’s a life saver when you can’t eat like you’re describing.
2026-09-03 18:12:21
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Frances :
yes it does. I'm high functioning autistic
2026-09-04 18:51:15
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Cricket :
I go through the same. I’m 48.
2026-09-04 20:10:55
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✨️Bodhi✨️ :
Thank you for sharing. I am late diagnosed and I had years of guilt to unpack. I only sometimes believe I'm not a terrible person and on the days I don't, it feels like someone else is telling me I'm a terrible person.
2026-09-04 13:50:16
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Luv :
Aww baby I’m so sorry I feel everything you said , like I feel exactly the same about all those same things . You are very over stimulated. Please , lay in the shower , put your feet up , and let cold water run over you . This resets our Vegas nerve. Please try it in 44 autistic af and I’ve had to go at this alone most of my life . Autism HURTS it’s all the problems and they never take you serious
2026-08-31 23:07:36
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jd_kraus_autistic_author :
I feel your pain. In the same month I had shingles and an anxiety attack at work.
2026-09-04 12:06:19
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cintakittyy :
Every meltdown is such a toll on my body, it’s so taxing and very scary. If anyone knew what thoughts I had during a meltdown I would be locked in a mental health ward immediately. It’s so fucking difficult to deal with, I don’t even know what to do with myself.
2026-09-04 11:43:24
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Maya<3 :
sometimes its just a fuck autism day, i know what ur foing through that be me as well😭😭😭
2026-08-31 21:46:44
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Nessa :
My body shut down in my mid 30s and didn't go back to normal. It's definitely from unprocessed emotions..
2026-09-01 01:49:16
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Åse 𖹭 SingingSnakes :
I also get "stress rashes", I have been under so much toxic stress for such a long time (due to my autism) that I have become allergic to stress hormones and my skin braks out in hives during extra stressful periods in my life. I also haven't had a normal bowel movement in years. I don't understand what I am supposed to do to reduce this stress, it's always there no matter what I do, because living in an autistic body is just so indescribably horrible, and there is nothing I can do to get rid of it.
2026-09-01 08:34:29
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KRSTΛ :
Girl the amount of physical stress that goes into my body with my audhd. I feel you hard 😭. And yea like why stress rashes? Like I legit hive out some times from stress too 🫠
2026-09-01 00:15:07
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PickledGinger2.0 :
AuDHD girlie 👋🏻 Been a toewalker since I started walking. Between that and getting hit by a truck while crossing the street, my back/neck/calves are jacked up. I genuinely want to exercise and strengthen everything, but my severe executive dysfunction is like 🖕🏻
2026-09-01 00:35:30
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Nicole C :
Trust me it gets worse with perimenopause! 😩😩😩
2026-09-01 19:13:41
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high.ravioli :
Dude, I am hurting all the damn time 😭
2026-09-01 00:22:05
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DeafChet :
I will occasionally go three days with barely eating anything because I don’t want to go to the grocery store, then I sit in the car and just be frustrated because I don’t want to go into the store. I never realized that some of my physical symptoms could be directly related to my autism.
2026-09-01 01:49:36
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~☆MIVS.XE☆~ :
i cry so hard a have pounding headaches for hours
2026-09-02 00:10:45
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Jody Lynn :
I started doing fascia release exercises a couple weeks ago and it has made a world of difference! Being so tense all the time gets your energy all trapped in joints, back, etc. and it helps kinda move it through. Thought I’d share in case it helps! 💗
2026-08-31 23:50:33
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🏳️⚧️ NeuroTrifficult 🏳️⚧️ :
My AuDHD wife still has trouble really opening up about what she’s experiencing. So thank you for sharing your experience - I know it sucks but it helps people like me understand people they care about.
2026-09-01 07:20:01
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mads :
sometimes it's just nice to hear someone struggling with you 💞 ❤️🩹
2026-08-31 23:57:42
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Ponk :
Yeah. Mine gave me the evil poop syndrome that makes my colon explode and it keeps getting worse 😩
2026-08-31 21:59:35
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