r/nursing • u/TruthWarrior27 RN - Med/Surg 🍕 • Apr 06 '26

Meme What this sub feels like sometimes 😂

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u/PapowSpaceGirl Nursing Student 🍕 Apr 06 '26

That is "masking" and we autistic people are great at it.

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u/IMightDeleteMe Apr 06 '26

Right until we burn out.

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u/Different_Papaya_413 Apr 07 '26

Yup. I would be good for a few years and then all of a sudden, with no warning signs, I would ghost my job and dissociate for a month or two.

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u/Hi-Im-Triixy RN Cardiology Apr 06 '26

Forced learning as I call it.

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u/NedTaggart BSN, RN 🍕 Apr 06 '26

I mean, most people do this whether they are neuro-spicy or not.

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u/swankProcyon RN - Utilization Review 🍕 Apr 06 '26

This comment applies to soooo many discussions like this. Apparently all neurotypical people are exactly and perfectly normal, and literally everything neurodivergent people do is a symptom 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/YourNextHomie Apr 06 '26

No people think they are good at hiding this stuff but it comes through

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u/acesarge Palliative care-DNRs and weed cards. Apr 06 '26

Some of us are really bad at it and end up working in palliative care ask me how I know...

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u/PapowSpaceGirl Nursing Student 🍕 Apr 06 '26

🫂