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Don't try to talk yourself out of the facts of a situation. Try to separate out the facts from your interpretation of the facts. We often make a situation even more painful when we layer painful interpretations onto already painful experiences.

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#Autistic #Strengths You Might've Forgotten You Have

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFoBPEJWGtg

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(Wanted to make a separate post for this discussion to not mix it up with other topics)

For me, it’s very important to systematize most things. To find their place in the picture of the structure of the world I have in my head.

When I see a new plant - I look up its systematics: less to know the exact name(being able to name them and learn their names in different languages also matters, but it’s not the only goal) and more - to understand how it is related to others, what it is close to, where it descends from.

To be able to place a piece of knowledge I got neatly into the system, understand where it relates to, is more important to me than to remember some details. Like, I don’t care about the precise length of Megalosaurus, but I care that its closest relative is Torvosaurus

But there is a thing. That all doesn’t quite work with people. I neither want nor actually care for categorizing people. I actually really prefer not to, and would sometimes oppose the categorizing. I don’t want to shove anyone into any box. And something similar stands for the feelings towards others. I can easily describe my emotions at the moment, but don’t ask me to define a feeling towards someone. I simply can’t. And I kinda feel very averted from doing that. Like it’s something I shouldn’t do. Even when a social situation demands I do.

Does it have anything to do with #autism?
Does the specific aversion towards labeling people and feeling towards them has anything to do with being #neuroqueer?
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Maybe it is actually #alexithymia speaking, but I am pretty sure I can’t feel hate.
Like, I can feel despise, disgust, loathe, horror, fear etc - but hate? Hate assumes certain amount of passion, strength - it’s something too big to bother to maintain for someone you don’t like.

Maybe it’s just my #autistic negation to use definitive labels - like the hesitancy to consider what I can feel ‘love’ or to call someone a friend.

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Thankfully, I was able to eat late last night. Unfortunately, I only got 2 hours sleep.

This last day has been a brutal wake up call to the fact that I've been doing more without taking time to actually care for myself. That has to change.

Gotta start taking m̶y̶ ̶o̶w̶n̶ Star Trek's advice....

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Let me Hyperfixate That For You: Fergus Murray, Monotropism, And “Weird Pride”

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://thinkingautismguide.com/2025/10/let-me-hyperfixate-that-for-you-fergus-murray-monotropism-and-weird-pride.html