Published on 12, July, 2020
I have came out to 4 people in my life about my autism so far. I have considered all of them as caring empathetic people. 2 of them were very nice, offering to listen to me since it's a lot of things in mind and lot of feelings. The other two had a reaction that surprised me. One said nothing but "thank you for sharing" and right after that asked me for a favor. It felt like this big reveal of mine ment nothing to them. The other one asked me "is it officially diagnosed?" And didn't respond to my answer only a day after writing a message "do you want to hang out?". I'm sad because of these reactions and I honestly don't know how to interpret them.. it felt like they don't care or understand how huge of a deal this is for me.. did anyone have similar experiences?
What friends?
We're here Robert.....you may not think of us that way, but I do know for a fact that some of us regulars (me included) do think of you that way. You may not like your friends, but we do care about you and like to have you around.....not in a "social worker" sense....but in a 'mates' sense. I can't explain why (if that is what you are wondering)....but that is the case for any of the people I like to call a friend.