Autism Feels… Social Interactions #shorts #asd #autism

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[jflowers]

It’s why I tend to isolate. Why put myself through that torture? One social event means I ruminate about every word said for days and sometimes weeks. That’s too much stress. Much more peaceful to be alone. It’s lonely but much less stress.

[raven]

100%! And then they wonder why we're hesitant to go to social events and falsely label us "antisocial" and "uncaring" and "not wanting friends."

[lunamoondrop]

it has more to do with them than with us. most people aren’t authentic & vulnerable. nor do they retain genuine child-like silliness. their supposed politeness & professionalism equals being fake (aka lying). and a disturbingly high percentage of them are completely ruled by ego.

[denisethegood]

I call the hell of the ‘after’. Sure it’s semi hell before a social interaction, we practice it, different scenarios, what to do, what not to do; during the interaction well, my minds all over the place so it’s like it’s on overdrive, but AFTER a social interaction … the analyzing, the endless questioning, repeating it over and over again, then coming up with ‘oh I should’ve said that’ ‘oh they probably meant that’. And this hell goes on forever😢

[BrainError]

I always feel worried and ashamed afterwards and it will haunt me for a very long time.

[leomalaka]

So true😓I had to leave my job because everyone at work thought I was arrogant and proud of myself because I have trouble fitting in and interacting with others and every time I tried to force myself to just get along with them, it never worked and I ended up regretting it and it got to the point that every time I said hello to them no one said hello back to me so next time I see them, I didn’t know if I should say Hi to them or not. It got so uncomfortable and awkward towards the end and I felt that I should leave so I did. I wish if people could just understand how difficult it is for us Autistic people to interact with others.
I’m honestly not enjoying the life and it just feels so unfair. 😔❤️‍🩹

[JulsLittleBeirutAnarchy]

I was overwhelmed with things at work- being late, the assigned shirt, the noise... Social interactions can be difficult for me.

[Sharonmxg]

The degree of desperately needed validation your posts are giving me cannot be overstated. Your posts have prompted me, a 55 year old woman, to seek a specialist evaluation. I believe I am misdiagnosed. The depression is a manifestation not the underlying disorder.

[veronicaguyader]

The review post interaction, or the prep prior...including practicing chit chat in your head or outloud to yourself....EXHAUSTING

[jcool]

The term I've latched onto in relation to social interactions is fumbling in the dark.

[CraigWedd]

i have intense social anxiety.. and am very empathetic and i really am drawn towards people that struggle in those situations. i really think i could be there for people that struggle with those issues. i actually think i have found my calling

[ColinTimmins]

I am 45 years old and I still think about social interactions as a kid and how I could have done things better. That is added to my daily list of things to do along with yesterday interactions, and the day before.

[ArtsyMegz_On_Etsy]

Forced is right! When you see an acquaintance walk by all of a sudden in a grocery store, and you feel like you are expected to engage in small talk. Being put on the spot, unexpectedly, and unprepared. And if I am in the middle of working, I don't like to stop everything to chat, knowing that my work probably won't get done on time if I do.

[Pretender]

Always feels i running with corrupted protocols, similair to digital communication

[DustinRea]

It's weird because I try to be as direct and clear as possible. I don't know how anyone could interpret what I say any different than exactly how I spoke it. In literal terms

[ChilledfishStick]

I can 100% relate. The frustration of knowing that I'm simply not able to communicate what I want to communicate, is oppressive.
It's still very much the case in social situations, but AI has given me the solution for navigating conversations. I can test what I write for ambiguities, receive feedback on the tone and clarity, have drafts dissected.
It's still very difficult, but much less frustrating.

[DWSP]

I've gotten this down packed for the most part not being able to mask and be able to function at least look normal this is absolutely true it's very difficult exhausting so damn exhausting

[tracybartels]

Are there people out there who can leave a social interaction and not feel bad? I've made too many mistakes without knowing how, and now it's all going over everything over and over to clinically dissect the amount of time I talked versus they, things I said, questionable expressions of theirs I can't understand what they meant, etc. to evaluate my performance. Sometimes, I feel that maybe I did good and hit the right notes (I've read lots on how to act), but mostly I'm unsure or disappointed or worried. Isn't everyone?

Also, I've been told not to worry because I'm anxious or catastrophising, but I'm usually right.

[Nikelaos_Khristianos]

Awkward silence tends to be the most common response. 😑 Which I don’t understand because it’s like the other people just look rude because they’re ignoring me, but it’s not OK if I ignore something they’ve said.

[HellaMustard]

I'm not autistic, but my brother has level 3 and is practically non-functioning. He can't speak sentences longer than "Can you get me a water?" He can answer yes or no questions but you need to prompt him and he doesn't write unless he wants something and even then it's in short sentences. He moves his hands strangely and over-analyzes the movements which distracts him from a task. He makes loud distracting noises a lot.

Everyone assumes he's stupid. He's actually really smart. He's great at math and he's good at drawing, his favorite thing to draw being hands and eyes which I had an odd fascination with as well when I was younger. He's very creative, but he never does anything with it. 

I want to know if this is how he might be feeling, or if he doesn't care enough about social interaction to learn like my mom might think.