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Not understanding how I feel? - Part 2; What others interpret

Goatworshiper

I was just wondering if anyone else has had similar experiences?

Whilst at work this afternoon a coleague asked how I was and said I look miserable, whilst I was waiting for a coffee. I was just feeling normal. So I just said I was fine, bit tired and needing some caffine. The coleague is newish and doesnt know me well, he seems like a nice friendly guy.

In another job, I can remember someone saying I looked miserable and unaproachable. It seems to be a reoccuring theme.

Im now not sure if this is "anxeity" and I just don't recognise it. I just don't really understand feelings in someways. 

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  • Anonymous said:
    Tongue-in-cheek is a phrase used as a figure of speech to imply that a statement or other production is humorously intended and it should not be taken at face value.

    Using a dictionary and/or thesaurus to work out what another person is 'actually saying' is pointless because most people don't use words and phrases according to there dictionary meaning.

    And, yes, that makes it doubly confusing to us on the Spectrum, so that's why I try to work out what people mean by what they say, not what the dictionary/thesaurus says they mean by what they say (particularly as those often give a historical, rather than modern, interpretation).

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  • Anonymous said:
    Tongue-in-cheek is a phrase used as a figure of speech to imply that a statement or other production is humorously intended and it should not be taken at face value.

    Using a dictionary and/or thesaurus to work out what another person is 'actually saying' is pointless because most people don't use words and phrases according to there dictionary meaning.

    And, yes, that makes it doubly confusing to us on the Spectrum, so that's why I try to work out what people mean by what they say, not what the dictionary/thesaurus says they mean by what they say (particularly as those often give a historical, rather than modern, interpretation).

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