Hyper-Empathy

Hi!

Does anyone have any experience or information on autism and hyper-empathy?

Many thanks!

Parents
  • I constantly feel bad for living things like bugs, arachnids, insects, beetles and what have you where most people seem to just squish them I start to cry and get anxious just thinking about ending their little lives.

    I also constantly put others before me even to the point of inhibiting my own life at times. I feel so exhausted from all this but I just can't seem to help it. I feel like there's something wrong with me. Like it isn't normal.

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  • I constantly feel bad for living things like bugs, arachnids, insects, beetles and what have you where most people seem to just squish them I start to cry and get anxious just thinking about ending their little lives.

    I also constantly put others before me even to the point of inhibiting my own life at times. I feel so exhausted from all this but I just can't seem to help it. I feel like there's something wrong with me. Like it isn't normal.

Children
  • I really can relate to that. If I do what I want and behave like I want to, I have to feel the judgement of others. (I know it sounds crazy and most people don't believe me. But I can perceive what other people feel or want or need. So I am quite good at masking.)

    So most of the times I do as expected. But then I ignore my own wants and needs. And this also doesn't feel good.