Issues while Unmasking

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When i initial began unmasking I found it liberating, I was able to identify areas around my personality I was never really comfortable with and apply reasoning and understanding. It made me feel like i could start to begin to fully understand myself and not berate myself for not being able to fully navigate my environment. Yet as time has gone and I realise more about myself, I'm feeling a lot more insecure and a lot more despondent about who i am. I'm extremely self aware, constantly second guessing myself and what i am thinking, it's leading to me being constantly on edge. Is this because I'm further down that unmasking path? I struggle to open up, I really need to be honest about how i feel but still feel a burden with this ASD. Has anyone else gone through the same? how have others navigated unmasking? is there any material/books anyone can recommend that might help me?