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Standing up to people

mouse2

Is it an autistic thing to find it so hard to stand up to people? If something happens I'll either be too scared to say something or not sure what's appropriate behaviour in said situation. After days or weeks of agonising I then am hard on myself for not saying or doing something 

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  • Hello mouse2,

    I too find it difficult to stand up to people with whom I have confrontation. In high school, when people took the mickey out of me, I just stayed quiet and chose to ignore the cretins doing it. If I retaliated, I would just be fulfilling their goal, to get to me.

    I have a similar situation with my Mum. My Dad and I have learned that it is the path to a more quiet life, to just go with what she says than try and argue. My Mum and I both suspect that my Dad has Autism, as he displays similar traits to me i.e. getting easily frustrated or upset.

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  • Hello mouse2,

    I too find it difficult to stand up to people with whom I have confrontation. In high school, when people took the mickey out of me, I just stayed quiet and chose to ignore the cretins doing it. If I retaliated, I would just be fulfilling their goal, to get to me.

    I have a similar situation with my Mum. My Dad and I have learned that it is the path to a more quiet life, to just go with what she says than try and argue. My Mum and I both suspect that my Dad has Autism, as he displays similar traits to me i.e. getting easily frustrated or upset.

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