Hi!

I’m 26 years old and I am just coming on a formal ADHD diagnosis. I have always masked successfully and to date have had very little people question if I’m neurodivergent.

In the fall, I was smoking marijuana heavily for about four months, near daily use.

When I’m by myself, marijuana helps me unmask and it feels good. When I do it around other people, I can feel myself unmasking and I panic, thinking about the things they might be saying about me.

I haven’t smoked in over 90 days but it feels like I’m much worse at masking up these days. In the past two weeks alone, several people have asked me if I’m neurodivergent.

Has anyone else gone through something similar?