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you know what? NORMALIZE SWEARING.
I don't need to see a goddamn asterisk over a swear word. I know what the word "fucking" means. I fuck. It's something I do. It's a word I say, as a verb and an adjective. I'm comfortable with doing it, with saying it, and with seeing the word spelled correctly.
I need the time to mentally prepare and then it's less of a "nightmare" and more of "I can't wait to get this over with." Lol
I LOATHE last minute social things, that's the real nightmare lol if I have enough warning I can get myself into a better headspace though.
Ugh, I HATE making plans that far out because who knows how I'm going to feel, what the weather is going to be like, etc.
As an introvert with OCD the nightmare begins the moment I make the commitment as I spend the next week obsessing over the impending thing.
Omg yes.
I’m supposed to go out in less than an hour and then I’m supposed to run a D&D game when I get home. What the hell was I thinking?! I just want to hide and sleep :(
Me in literally 30 minutes
I just went through this last weekend. But I’m ultimately glad I did. My kids are in scouts, and their pack had their “big trip” for the year. Of course my kids wanted to go, and who am I to say no to something wholesome that they want to do?
Naturally, I didn’t want to go. I am not a fan of social situations, especially overnights that involve going places I’ve never been. But, I got to see my youngest overcome his fear of rock climbing, and watch both my boys do cave crawls. So it was worth it in the end. But I’m relieved it’s over. 😅
Then why does she have such a dreamy look?
Breaking commitments gives me dopamine now.
How’d you manage that?
I always feel relief when I’m out of the commitment but actually breaking it makes me feel like crap.
That sounds healthy, stay that way.
Story of my life and I’m not even autistic
Yeah, the bar for autism is incredibly low these days. Apparently not wanting to change out of sweatpants means you're autistic. Changing your mind? Autistic.
I hope you're joking.
Obviously that is not the only criteria for the diagnosis.
Besides that, the post clearly addresses introverts.
It was tongue in cheek. My sense of humor doesn't come across text well. Or in real life.
Thanks for clarifying! :)
The "/s" for sarcasm flag can help. Especially in text base media. There are enough people who say something like that dead serious. x(
Yeah, I'm starting to wonder if autistic and ADHD (at least as far as the meme pages go) are just being used as code words for "extra introverted".
No. There's reason to avoid people. They don't understand, don't listen and demand anything when it's none of their gorram business.
There is reason to be introverted. You clearly don't understand so maybe stop running your mouth.
I guess what I mean to say is that I, who am neither autistic nor ADHD, really relate to these memes.
That's the feeling. Not the source.
Seeing all the memes on the autism and ADHD communities makes me pretty certain I have both.
That’s common enough that there’s a nickname for it (AuDHD). People will cry about how none of the concepts in the memes posted are exclusive to autistic or ADHD people, but it’s not like we’re fucking aliens… of course a lot of the memes are things everyone feels sometimes, but a lot worse and more frequently if you have ADHD or are on the spectrum.
It’s not diagnostic to relate to memes obviously, but it’s for sure a jumping off point if you want to pursue it in therapy or try out coping strategies suggested by other neurodivergent people.
The spectrum being so broad (and often mixed with Autism/Aspergers or vice-versa) is just because the brain is really good at making things still somehow work.
What? Autism and/or ADHD isn't an example of the brain making "things still somehow work". That's a pretty offensive thing to say honestly.
If you want an example of the brain's phenomenal ability to adapt, you could instead look to people born with literally half of their brain missing.
That's a pretty offensive thing to say honestly.
I mean with this, that the brain has a priority in keeping consciousness up and is really good at that. Autism/Aspergers/ADHD are all cases with some issues in our neuro-chemical household but we still somehow work. Heck, there are even cases of people with a waterhead, the brain only being a few mm thick layer along the skull but they still lived a normal life.
Oh, got it. You've got issues with the implication of being "defective"? We call ourselves neurodivergent, not defective, no?
You're not reading the words correctly. Try again. It's clear you can't read intent of someone clearly is.
A week ago ? Sometimes only a few hours is enough to be bored...