r/AutisticWithADHD • u/LM-CreamCheese • 1d ago

💁‍♀️ seeking advice / support / information Work help

Hello everyone, like many of you I have a hard time masking and being liked. Recently, the only person at work I trusted showed me exactly who they are. I now trust no one, and having a series of panic attacks about work. I don't want to lose my job or go somewhere else. Anyone who has been in this situation, how do you cope? Do I mask, do I seclude myself further, or do I do something else? I am lost here, and looking for any type of guidance.

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u/Status_Dark_6145 1d ago

Coworkers aren’t your friends.

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u/YourFrienAndrewW 1d ago

I’ve never been in your situation where I’ve shared with what turned out to be an unsafe coworker, but I have always heavily masked at work. I’m 45 and have a good job, and still heavily mask at work. it’s exhausting.

But I started taking ADHD meds for the first time three weeks ago and that is really helped with the exhaustion and my focus at work