Unmasking a slow and steady password spray attack

https://petrasecurity.substack.com/p/unmasking-a-slow-and-steady-password

As I continue my journey of self-discovery and unmasking, I’m connecting dots that I’m certain should have been obvious. No one can expect 80% of workdays spent in meetings will be productive. But after months of this pattern, I find myself waking up at some point and having months of email to dredge from my inbox. And crashing each night around 8pm.hibernating through weekends. Survival mode.

Burnout mustn’t be a lifestyle.

For many of us, it’s really hard to know what we want, or even acknowledge that we have wants but I guarantee you that you have wants.

All humans want. We come into this world wanting. We want milk, connection, to be cared for, and to be comforted.

A few days ago I went out for ice cream, but so did the rest of village. There was a huge line and I almost turned around to go home. But I walked 20 minutes to get to the town center so I decided to go for it. I had my noise canceling headphones on with music but everyone was standing so close to me. So I started stimming. I never overly stim in public but it seems I am finally unmasking. I was a bit worried about reactions from people but I couldn’t hear them anyway #actuallyautistic #Unmasking

The hardest part about unmasking is developing the courage and resilience to act against the interest of another person (usually by upholding a personal boundary you've ignored so far) and to then strike the right balance in determining who deserves an explanation (because they actually want to listen) and who is a lost cause and just wants you to admit that you're wrong.

It's a really odd thing to go through when so far you've tried to please everyone. Who are you to put your judgement over the judgement of other people?

You’re a perfectly reasonable human being for avoiding things that are uncomfortable. That’s what humans do.

Unmasking My Wardrobe Color Choices

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muRJEElbGnE&t=43s

Instead of, “I can’t unmask because no one will accept me,” what if it’s, “I must unmask because people already aren’t accepting this masked me?”

What if it’s, “I need to find out who will accept the real me.”

Be who you are. Be only who you are. At all times. You can try to be a better you, but make sure that you are still you.

#unmasking can be fun, especially when you do it with school “#professionals” to offer examples of the observations they make of your progeny. You wonder why my son doesn’t open up to you more? On some level he’s traumatized and afraid of you and your #ableism. Let me explain… And when I’m done they’re like “oh, wow, we have noticed those things too!”

Um, then why didn’t you use those a signal to CHANGE YOUR BEHAVIOR and interact with him differently?

Since I was largely following social scripts that I had learned before I knew I was Autistic, and would say things like, “I’m fine” when I didn’t mean it, or that I liked someone’s artwork when I really didn’t think it was that good:

I assumed that everyone else was being completely fake at all times, especially when they said that they liked me or valued me in any way.

#AndItShows "And It Shows"
#Unmasking #AutismMasking
#MaskOff
#SuperSurkovSimulacra "Super Surkov Simulacra, Kremlin Attitudes Abound"
#AntiWokeOpera "Anti-Woke Opera"

Woke to what? Bible verse John 1:1 woke. #WordWokeWake
Woke to what, exactly? #MediaWoke !!!

#RFP0 #Situ202502C #FWakeGenZ

https://old.reddit.com/r/GenZ/comments/1imx3za/lets_talk_about_it/

#RFKjr Supporters Push #RawMilk

Will food safety become like #unmasking -where people are asked to puts themselves at risk to prove their loyalty to conservative politicians?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/02/04/raw-milk-mom-influencers-rfk-jr-dangers-bird-flu/78019020007/

How People Pleasing Prevents Positive Relationships

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1j8EZXgxe0&t=21s

#Unmasking With #ADHD

Here’s why hiding your ADHD struggles can be #exhausting

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/empowered-with-adhd/202501/unmasking-with-adhd

As you get more comfortable with your increasingly unmasked self, what do you hope may become possible that isn’t now?

Wenn du von Anfang das Sprechen, Schreiben, Tun allistischer Menschhen auf Autistisch übersetzst und es doch nie wirklich schaffst, die Mehrheit zu verstehen, also so richtig ... Zumal du eh für alles mehr Energie brauchst und weniger Ressourcen zur Verfügung hast, es dir aber natürlich nicht anmerken lassen willst.

Warum müssen eigentlich immer wir die sein, die übersetzen müssen?
Antwort: Weil wir die Minderheit sind.

Was mich schon als Kind, als ich mein So- sprich mein Anders-Sein noch nicht verstanden habe: Wieso müssen immer die Schwächeren sich den Stärkeren anpassen statt umgekehrt.

Auch im Straßenverkehr ist es leider so.

#AutismusSpektrum #Neurodivergenz #Masking #Unmasking

You get to choose how much to unmask, with whom and where, and you never have to do more than you’re ready to do at that moment.