cinja ♾️@actuallyautistic [context] I was having a conversation with my partner, who was conveying a conversation she had with her therapist, about how I probably didn't have the emotional language to express some things well
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My partner tells me about a book that covers (off the top my head, sorry if I'm remembering) 87 essential emotions and experiences.. And I jokingly said 'haha, I can only recognize and name 4 emotions' and then, as we do, I was replaying the conversation in my head a bit later...and then I was like 'holy **** I can actually only name 4 emotions that I can recognize on other people's faces' ... And despite trying to be openly #ActuallyAutistic .. I really felt shocked by how much truth that contained, and honestly ashamed, even though I know I shouldn't feel that way.
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My partner tells me about a book that covers (off the top my head, sorry if I'm remembering) 87 essential emotions and experiences.. And I jokingly said 'haha, I can only recognize and name 4 emotions' and then, as we do, I was replaying the conversation in my head a bit later...and then I was like 'holy **** I can actually only name 4 emotions that I can recognize on other people's faces' ... And despite trying to be openly #ActuallyAutistic .. I really felt shocked by how much truth that contained, and honestly ashamed, even though I know I shouldn't feel that way.
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