Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello everyone I’ve always had some difficulties with understanding some of my emotions I know when it’s super obvious like if I’m laughing my head off about something but I keep thinking about my autism assessment I was asked several times what I was feeling or how I felt about something and I couldn’t really answer properly does anyone else suffer with this sort of thing is it to do with my autism?
yes loads in here do. I'll let them answer. I find talking about emotions hard because within a few questions I usually get stuck. It is as if have less access to emotions, or I am defensive about emotions or slower processing of emotions or less memory of emotions. I cant put my finger on the issue.
Is my sadness emotion the same as another autistic's sadness or a how about a neurotypical brain ?
I think it's possible that autistic people have some emotions that neurotypical people don't usually get. That might explain why it's hard to talk about them. For example, I get an emotion where I'm sort of detached from reality and my mind is very blank and I don't know if minutes or hours have passed. Or, my favourite emotion is when I have a special project and I'm 100% focused on it, ultra-productive, ultra-creative and intensely happy. I can describe these emotions but it takes too many words.
sounds awesome
doesn't happen very often but it's the best :D last time it happened I was building a paper mache replica boat and I did it for like 3 days only stopping to eat and sleep