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Autism and Interoception

Dindles-p

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could shed any light on interception for me and if they can relate to my experiences.

I can often tell when I'm hungry (and it's usually sudden) but I can't tell when I'm full until I stand up from eating and then feel absolutely awfully full. I will often get the urge to pee desperately but then just forget and then my body will remind me a couple of hours later that I still need to pee, by which time l'll need to run to the bathroom before I wet myself. I usually hold my pee for hours. I'm not really sure what the feeling of thirst is for most, but for me it feels like a headache, dry lips and sore throat. I often forget to drink for hours. For example yesterday I woke up and knew that I felt dehydrated, but didn't have a drink for 2 hours.

Generally, I will feel my bodies signals but then l ignore them and they go away then when they come back they're urgent and I feel unwell. This particularly happens when I'm hyper focused.

Does anyone share my experiences?

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  • To some degree.

    I almost never feel thirsty and often forget about food.

    Yesterday (Sunday) I was feeling unwell and a little dizzy around 7pm. Then I remembered I hadn’t eaten or drunk anything all day.

    It’s easier during the week because I have a routine around work I’ve incorporated things like drinking into, but weekends are more difficult.

    I also recently had a health issue which I eventually reluctantly went to the doctor about. She said “you must be in an awful lot of pain”. My honest answer was that I know it was really sore, but I’m not sure I could say I “feel” the pain.

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  • To some degree.

    I almost never feel thirsty and often forget about food.

    Yesterday (Sunday) I was feeling unwell and a little dizzy around 7pm. Then I remembered I hadn’t eaten or drunk anything all day.

    It’s easier during the week because I have a routine around work I’ve incorporated things like drinking into, but weekends are more difficult.

    I also recently had a health issue which I eventually reluctantly went to the doctor about. She said “you must be in an awful lot of pain”. My honest answer was that I know it was really sore, but I’m not sure I could say I “feel” the pain.

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  • in reply to A

    I don't forget to eat because I have a lot of routine based on food, but I regularly don't feel hungry then suddenly feel STARVING once I start making my food. I also find weekends really hard in general due to the lack of routine. 

    I have a high pain threshold as well and tend to forget about my pain