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Autism (serious vent)
| Fake it till you make it
| you'd be fine in a conversation with me i'm sure
| I feel you, OP.
Eventually you'll meet a gurl or guy that you can communicate with without any misunderstandings since you're on the same wavelength. I did and it immediately made positive ripples in my life. You just need to get out there.
| I really felt this. I don't know if I have autism 100%, but a lot of friends with it have always told me i could def have it. I always feel so out of place and i have such a hard time expressing my emotions correctly... I wish someone really understood me irl
| >>650809 when I was growing up, learning how facial expressions worked was confusing. For example, I thought you're supposed raise your eyebrows and open your eyes wide when someone has your attention. People did that to me, but when I did it they thought I was shocked. But that's when I was a kid, I'm an adult now and know better. There's still some unspoken rules that fly over my head though.
| I kinda feel that. The thing is though, that I just recently found out that I have it, so I don't really think about or worry about it. Nobody has been bothered by it previously, so why would it change now? Well, it doesn't.
| >>650854 tfw despite the fact that a person is very much capable of learning from their mistakes and observing the behavior of others throughout the years, therapists still give undiagnosed adults autism tests with questions like: "do you often say something insulting to people since you thought it would be complimenting?" and "do you have a hard time telling when people get bored from you talking?" Etc.
| >>651681
True! That shit's wack. That why I didn't get diagnosed the first time I was tested. Because they had shit like that, that I've learned to do/not to do over time, so I obviously answered no. It's so dumb.
| It does suck. People don't tell me that I'm nice and outgoing, but do deny my autism yet it was hard. Vidya and anime helped me escape from that stuff until I grew so old I can't even care anymore.
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| I stayed up late because I kept thinking about my autism. It really sucks how much stress and miscommunication I've had with people after all these years. Even my own family, who should know better how I think and feel. Every time I talk to others, I'm on my toes worrying that someone will misread me. People say I'm nice and out going, but all I'm doing is put on a front while I feel awkward and anxious. It sucks.