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Turning emotions on/off

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I have heard recently that people with Asperger’s have the ability to turn emotions on and off in a sense my whole life I have been miserable not being able to regulate my emotions and I feel the reason I never was able to develop this skill was because I was always told that I need to find a way to deal with it and not react 

if anyone could help me to be able to teach my self this skill to do it at will to shutdown in a way to help with my emotional regulation and impulse reactions that would be the best thing anyone could give me I have been struggling with my Asperger’s for so long and have only been able to do it accidentally once it was the biggest help but I would like the ability to know how to do it when ever I need to make going through life easier 

any help or advice on how to teach myself this would go further than you would know 

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  • Good morning 84134,

    Well I have good news and bad news for you, based on my experiences.  The good news is that I seem able to "kill" emotions and reactive tendencies dead in their steps - it is quite incredible when it happens...shocking to me and rather unsettling to others around me.  The bad news is that I have dubious control over when I can enact this superpower.

    My most recent manifestation of using my "kill switch" is.....I have been very shocked at just how easily I was able to "conquer" my unhealthy relationship with alcohol.  Using your words, I found myself able to "at will to shutdown in a way to help with me emotional regulation and impulse reactions.". This is just my most recent (and profound) example, the more stark examples from my past tend to occur mid-conversation!  It really scares the B-Jesus out of people......it can have the outward appearance of a psychotic break, although it is not that because I remain wholly cognisant of myself and remain fully in control.

    I wish you well on your quest and hope the above bolsters your resolve to keep at it.

    Kind regards

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  • Good morning 84134,

    Well I have good news and bad news for you, based on my experiences.  The good news is that I seem able to "kill" emotions and reactive tendencies dead in their steps - it is quite incredible when it happens...shocking to me and rather unsettling to others around me.  The bad news is that I have dubious control over when I can enact this superpower.

    My most recent manifestation of using my "kill switch" is.....I have been very shocked at just how easily I was able to "conquer" my unhealthy relationship with alcohol.  Using your words, I found myself able to "at will to shutdown in a way to help with me emotional regulation and impulse reactions.". This is just my most recent (and profound) example, the more stark examples from my past tend to occur mid-conversation!  It really scares the B-Jesus out of people......it can have the outward appearance of a psychotic break, although it is not that because I remain wholly cognisant of myself and remain fully in control.

    I wish you well on your quest and hope the above bolsters your resolve to keep at it.

    Kind regards

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