Published on 12, July, 2020
One thing I find ironic is how neurotypicals always say that we have no empathy, when in fact the opposite is true... I have hyper empathy, which is common in autistic people, apparently.
I can pick up people's mood straight away, and I have a particular soft spot for animals. The other day I started watching the documentary "Blackfish" on Netflix about killer whales in captivity, and it caused me immense distress because of how the animals are treated. It took me a while to calm down after that and I still feel a bit sad about it at the moment.
Does anyone else get distressed when watching something sad on TV?
There are so many things I can't watch - especially invoking animals or innocent minds. Just reading the word "Blackfish" has me tearing up.
"Secret Life of the Zoo" is risky for me too.
Ah shoot, sorry didn't mean to make you sad!
Yeah I remember when everyone and their momma was obsessed with Tiger King last year... it's so awful. I didn't get it. I remember posting on Facebook at the time saying how I am baffled how people like that show, and just got a load of replies like "lighten up snowflake" and that it's "entertaining"... wtf