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Neurodiverse people, how much alone time do you need? (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

How much time is there ? ๐Ÿ˜

To answer with more than a rhetorical : energy depletes fast with complex social interactions (=with strangers, in a formal setting, anytime something is expected of me...). After that I become too tired to process social cues, infer correct tone, understand subtext, etc. Those are the first to go. Then after a point I also become overwhelmed on a sensory level. If I have to stay there for a longer time, back in the day I used to either 1.push through (this inevitably risks creating mistakes, misunderstandings, sometimes conflict) or 2.slither away under some excuse, or even completely stealthily.
Nowadays however, I realize that this is who I am, and my struggle is legitimate, and I can only do my best. So now I just say it :

My brain is wired in a way that makes it difficult to survive long interactions, such as this one. I will have to leave now to protect my mental health. Please do not mistake my departure for something else : it is only caused by fatigue. I had a good time, even if I did not express it very outwardly. Bye Cindy

I feel like I should add I don't have a diagnostic of any kind