11/19/2025
So here I am… wearing a skin-care mask while talking about neurodivergent masking. Honestly? It feels poetic. And a little unhinged. Perfect conditions for truth-telling. If you’re ND, you already know the deal: You spend half your life trying to look “normal,” and the other half trying to recover from pretending you’re fine. We mask to fit in. We mask to not overwhelm. We mask so the world doesn’t glitch when we show our actual personality. And ironically… the skincare mask is easier to remove. Masking isn’t about hiding who you are. It’s about managing other people’s reactions to who you are. That’s the exhausting part, not your intensity, not your depth, but the constant self-monitoring. The real you? Never needed a filter. Society did. So here’s your invitation, from one masked being to another: Next time you catch yourself shape-shifting to make others comfortable, just silently say: “I’m allowed to exist without editing myself.” Bonus points if you’re also wearing a clay mask at the time. It increases the potency. Probably. No peer-reviewed data yet. Mask for your skin if you want, but not for your soul. I’m Nora, the Mind Alchemist. I build tools for sensory-intuitive minds and translate the subconscious into something you can actually use.