Drug use (cannabis), chronic illness, what people think is my ego.
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Can relate to all three of these.
Do you ever get that thing where you're just really into a thing you're discussing, and then another person says something incorrect, and because you're aware of this tendency of people to confuse passion for ego, you try to suggest as softly as possible that it's an understandable mistake to make (and then you have to try to get to the root of the issue which is like a few levels down in the deduction, sorry, abduction path), but they still get angry at you for having pointed it out, even when you did it just to further the actual discussion?
I don't know, might be a niche thing. Might be I just am a dick. But I don't know if dicks would consider if they're dicks. But I might just be saying that because I'm a smart dick pretending to not be a dick. I don't think I am, though, but maybe I'm lying to myself.
Yeah, I get that sometimes. And very strongly when I do. More than once I've even found myself called out for self-absorption simply because I pushed back against being attacked by others. And their defense is always to go figure it all out on one's own as if that's not what conversation is for.
What it means to be autistic. What makes this more fun is how much learning about autism has essentially become a special interest of mine. The amount of responses in this thread that scream unrealized autistic is very high. :D
What are the biggest unsung signs you see?
Well let's see... Here's a few from this thread:
- Being really into something and struggling to not correct people when they say something wrong about that thing. And when you do correct them, they think you're being egotistical.
- Being selectively mute
- Having autistic friends
- Having non-typical views about gender and/or sexuality
- Being diagnosed with BPD, bipolar, anxiety, depression, and several other mental health disorders. Especially true for women. This is because doctors tend to suck at identifying autistic people and instead think these other things are what they're seeing.
There are many other signs also, but this is just some that may be helpful. Bear in mind that someone can have any of those things and not be autistic, but when they have a bunch of them together, they're probably autistic.
What isn't, right guys?
I'm not fully sure, but I think I truly despise women. But they play such a minor part in my life that it really doesn't matter for me or them.
Edit: Just to clarify. I'm 100% certain that my feelings towards women will actually never badly influence anyones personal life. In fact my and other women's lives are so far appart that excluding family, a single coworker and few store cashiers, the last time I've actually spoken to a woman face to face was a few months ago. And that was just my friends sister. Excluding that, it's been maybe a few years.
If I were to disapear it would make absolutley no diffrence in any womans life, vice versa if all women would disapear, it would barely make a difference in mine.
That's why it really doesn't matter.
Why do you despise us :(
There must be some way to get on your good side.
It really doesn't matter, this is just text on your screen.