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Projecting behaviours onto others, paranoia, imagination, trust issues, identifying reality

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Hi, my name is Anthony and I am on the autistic spectrum.

Does anyone else with Autistic Spectrum Condition project their behaviours onto other people and/other feel paranoid regarding other people's potential behaviour towards them, due to having trust issues relating to past experiences?

I also find it difficult to identify reality at times, especially when I'm trying to relate to people &/or live in the present, rather than in my imagination. Are these behaviours related to autism or mental health conditions which have not yet been diagnosed? It's really hard for me to be sure either way.

I'd really appreciate answers or opinions to these questions, please. Thanks in advance. Kind regards, Anthony 

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  • Perhaps you've been through abuse in the past, which caused trust issues, paranoia, projection, although that would be a very sensitive topic, and it's not my place to poke and prod into your life, but I'll just give some of my thoughts.

    The issues with identifying reality, might be because of gaslighting (manipulative people twisting the truth and doubting your sanity, to the point that you think you're crazy, and you don't trust yourself).

    Or maybe you are disassociating from reality into imagination, because in cases of trauma, if you can't escape physically, you will try to escape mentally.

    Or you are just haunted by your past experiences, that certain triggers that will make you recall the bad times of the past, which will make it very hard to focus and live in the present moment.

    And it could be related to being on the spectrum, considering that people have the tendency to bully those who do not fit in, and there are also people who try to use punishment to force someone else to change the way they are, and these negative  experiences can lead to trauma. 

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  • Perhaps you've been through abuse in the past, which caused trust issues, paranoia, projection, although that would be a very sensitive topic, and it's not my place to poke and prod into your life, but I'll just give some of my thoughts.

    The issues with identifying reality, might be because of gaslighting (manipulative people twisting the truth and doubting your sanity, to the point that you think you're crazy, and you don't trust yourself).

    Or maybe you are disassociating from reality into imagination, because in cases of trauma, if you can't escape physically, you will try to escape mentally.

    Or you are just haunted by your past experiences, that certain triggers that will make you recall the bad times of the past, which will make it very hard to focus and live in the present moment.

    And it could be related to being on the spectrum, considering that people have the tendency to bully those who do not fit in, and there are also people who try to use punishment to force someone else to change the way they are, and these negative  experiences can lead to trauma. 

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