“Well, You Look Good!” Masking and Allyship with Bipolar Disorder

An exhausting story of survival

As you are most likely aware, masking is exhausting. It takes every ounce of energy to get through the day with all of these thoughts in your head simultaneously. Many times, this becomes too much. Yet, when someone has become prone to masking behaviors, they can begin to become second nature.

I have recently been coming to terms with the sheer amount of…