Lilith, Mother of DarknessMar 8

Do any of you #actuallyautistic fedifriends jump immediately to the worst case scenario when you are worried about something?

I was just reading about autism and catastrophising, and immediately recognised myself in this. Almost every single time I start worrying about something, it takes only a few moments for me to start thinking "I'm screwed, my family is screwed, everything is going to go horribly wrong and I'm going to end up dead or living in a cardboard box under a bridge. Probably with cancer."

No matter how insignificant the actual situation is.

Show threadGoiterzan/Amygdalai Lama
@Lunalucardrose20
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when my pattern chasing takes me somewhere people don't talk about, I feel like I have to make up for people not talking about it. If there looks like a one in ten chance of a disaster to me, I feel like every tenth person ought to be saying so, it drives me nuts that a ten percent chance gets zero ink, because every regular person sees the ninety percent and chooses, I guess appropriately.
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So there's a one in ten, and zero in a million want to talk about it . . . they make catastrophizing our job by their polyanna-izing, sort of. I say things just because no-one else does and I think somebody has to. 💜
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#ActuallyAutistic
Mar 8 at 4:22amWeb
Show threadHugs4friends ♾🇺🇦 🇵🇸😷Mar 8
@punishmenthurts I thought of myself as a pessimistic optimist. Think of the worst that can happen in a given situation; make provision, then hope for the best outcome. @Lunalucardrose20
Show threadGoiterzan/Amygdalai LamaMar 8
@Tooden @Lunalucardrose20
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right? Repairperson. 💜
@autistics
Show threadLilith, Mother of DarknessMar 8

@Tooden Same.❤️

Sometimes I believe that the worst that can happen, will happen, and I can't even hope for the best.

Show threadHugs4friends ♾🇺🇦 🇵🇸😷Mar 9
@Lunalucardrose20 Anxiety and depression can do that.☹
Show threadBernie Luckily Does ItMar 8
@Tooden @punishmenthurts @Lunalucardrose20 I've used those exact words to describe myself.
Show threadGoiterzan/Amygdalai LamaMar 8
@BernieDoesIt @Tooden @Lunalucardrose20
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I mean, ACTUALLY 😀 , the glass is both half full AND half empty, by definition, isn't it?
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By what weirdness is this supposed to be a choice? Do you think 50% is MORE than 50% or LESS than 50%? 😀