I'm trying to teach myself that I'm valid and that I matter. That's difficult since I'm Autistic and like most Autistic people, professionally or self-diagnosed, I tend to try and mask when I'm with people. I suck at masking, but it was still bad enough to come out of college with no sense of identity at all. I'm working on rebuilding it. It's why I'm so grateful for a blog that won't become famous. I know the world is waiting to meet me, but I don't want to go until I know that I'm ready.