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.
Maybe autistic people have some other emotions, but those two are ones I've heard of. The first one is 'in a world of your own' when people just kind of switch off. The second one is one I've read about a lot, it's what motivational coaches talk about, the ultimate state of mind we're all supposed to aim for which shows we're in the right job/ living our best life etc. When they talk about 'being authentic'. No idea what the short name for them is though.
That's it! They are always going on about 'flow' aren't they. It is pretty rare tbh.
"Flow"
It's lovely when it happens.