Socially awkward

Now I'm getting older I realise sometimes where I've gone wrong with interactions. Not always but sometimes. Would you say this is an autism thing to do? (Still undiagnosed and working out why I dont fit in)

So this is how my brain works.....I'm in the Fuchsia bush looking at giant caterpillars (I know so cool Joy). Spot a neighbour, forget I'm hanging out in the bush say 'hi how you doing ' hes chatting about exciting news as he and his wife have just had a baby.then I think oh he will wonder why I'm hiding in a bush See no evil so explain myself and hold up a giant catterpilar mid conversation then chat about caterpillars! JoySee no evil it's only after when i replay conversations over in my mind I sometimes realise what a socially awkward person I am 

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  • I do exactly the same thing - I replay conversations again and again, then cringe when I realise I've said something a little bit odd (I was really stressed today because I'd had a few drinks after work on Friday night, so I've been obsessing over what I might have said and whether the mask dropped!).

    In terms of the caterpillars, I say "you do you" :) You wanted to look at the caterpillars, so you looked at them. Harmless fun and it might have brightened his day to see a giant caterpillar (I'd have been interested, but I guess we might share some similar traits) :)

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  • I do exactly the same thing - I replay conversations again and again, then cringe when I realise I've said something a little bit odd (I was really stressed today because I'd had a few drinks after work on Friday night, so I've been obsessing over what I might have said and whether the mask dropped!).

    In terms of the caterpillars, I say "you do you" :) You wanted to look at the caterpillars, so you looked at them. Harmless fun and it might have brightened his day to see a giant caterpillar (I'd have been interested, but I guess we might share some similar traits) :)

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