Published on 12, July, 2020
Okay so this might seem disjointed as it's late and brain isn't working too well. Anyway. I have been recently noticing that I do not know what many emotions feel like. I know this sounds strange, but I don't know what being happy feels like for example. The only one I know well is anger (I think). Does anyone else have this issue and is there a way to help you feel these things? I know it's an autistic trait but wondering about other people's own experiences. Thanks!
I can relate to this-I find it extremely difficult to articulate "what" emotions are or how they "feel". I remember when I was being tested for a diagnosis for Asperger's Syndrome in my early teens, part of it involved me having to describe emotions such as "happy" or "angry". I couldn't describe them at all, and it's still something I struggle with to this day.
I don't really have any advice for helping one "feel" these emotions; I guess for me it's just accepting that perhaps I won't understand them in the same way as other people, but that's okay!