Published on 12, July, 2020
I expect this thread will start someone off, however I have moved on from that, but I remain a cynic nonetheless, though each day is getting a tad easier, but it's not without it's trials.Yes, I am a cynic, I think that this is more prevalent when you're a person with autism. Anyone else find that they are more cynical than a non-autistic person or is it just me?I hope that this topic is not problematic.
Cynicism has multiple meanings; therefore this topic has rather bent my brain (not a bad thing, now and again).
For example:
...Cynical character, versus
...Cynical attitude, versus
...Cynical quality.
Basically, the opposite of: idealism (pursuit of or belief in noble ideals, principles, and values).
Perhaps, in order to avoid the deep disappointment and frustration (as Autistic people) we can experience when those we encounter might not be able to live up to the pedestal on which we might have placed idealism: as Autistic people, we are therefore more inclined to don the self-protective armour worn by many - in parsing via cynicism (in the hopes of then being pleasantly surprised - sometimes our assumption was incorrect - in that we can discover: there are actually some people who work hard to meet us in the middle and support us - they may be rare and treasured finds - but a number of them are out there for us to find).