This reminds me of that story here a while back about the autistic man who didn't react appropriately to someone's death and being convicted of murder.
It's fucking bleak out here that we have to make Oscar- winning emotional performances to convince people we have feelings.
I think masking as a concept gets mistaken as just concealing ND traits, when there is this element of forced emoting involved as well. You're actively masking when you force a smile to convince a person that you're actually happy. God forbid you can't cry on command to align with the pain you're feeling.
If someone tells you they're feeling a certain way, just believe them. You have nothing to lose.
This reminds me of that story here a while back about the autistic man who didn't react appropriately to someone's death and being convicted of murder.
It's fucking bleak out here that we have to make Oscar- winning emotional performances to convince people we have feelings.
I think masking as a concept gets mistaken as just concealing ND traits, when there is this element of forced emoting involved as well. You're actively masking when you force a smile to convince a person that you're actually happy. God forbid you can't cry on command to align with the pain you're feeling.
If someone tells you they're feeling a certain way, just believe them. You have nothing to lose.
god i love it when people tell me how they are feeling out loud and i don't have to puzzle over it anxiously
Oh my god I'd love a world where 'how are you' can be answered honestly or never asked at all.
I just answer with some variation of "still alive" it's the only appropriate I can say that wouldn't just be bull shit.
I'm not even angry
I'm being so sincere right now
Even though you broke my heart and killed me
I do the, 'I'm here' and let my circumstances speak for themselves.