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So Tired

LS

I'm a 44 year old autistic woman and I'm struggling more then ever at the moment.  I'm so angry with myself that at my age I cannot hold a conversation.  I have a job and went out for lunch the other day with 5 colleagues who I have met a few times, conversation was flowing between them and I just sat there with nothing to say.  I could tell they thought I should be contributing and now I'm just angry at myself for being this way.

Sorry for the rant, I just can't cope.

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  • It is horrible feeling excluded through no fault of your own, but please don’t be angry with yourself. Your colleagues didn’t appear to have social awareness. If they had been polite, they would have considered that you weren’t participating and would have asked you an open question and given you time for a response.

    I can identify with not being able to participate in conversations with more than one other person. It is a total mystery how people in groups can make conversation flow, people here, people there, answers, remarks and questions bouncing back without pause or interruption.

    Sometimes I think it would be easier if we lived in the era of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice; much of the chit chat followed rules and conventions. 

  • in reply to ArchaeC

    Me too, people always seem to talk about things I have little interest in, so I have nothig to say and the tigs I would want to talk about other people don't seem interested in.

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