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is this an autism trait or not

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can anyone tell me if this is an autism trait or not.  often i get thoughts in my head and i go over and over them and i cant get it to stop.  recently i saw an acorn on the ground and my mind went into over drive as i then needed to know what came first the acorn or the tree and how it cant be either coz acorns come from the oak tree and oak trees come from acorn. this drove me mad as it got stuck in my head,  i had to look into this to find some sort of answer and eventually i did.  anyone else get random stuff stuck in their heads and cant move on until a solution iis found or is it just me.  thanks

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  • Definitely agree, I feel like I have to find out the when what why and how of things. 

    It can be problematic when trying to get to the bottom of why certain things happen in human relationships. Humans don't seem to apply logic to lots of there interactions, emotions are involved and it gets complicated. This is when I have to write the thought down in my journal and close it. It does seem to help.

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  • Definitely agree, I feel like I have to find out the when what why and how of things. 

    It can be problematic when trying to get to the bottom of why certain things happen in human relationships. Humans don't seem to apply logic to lots of there interactions, emotions are involved and it gets complicated. This is when I have to write the thought down in my journal and close it. It does seem to help.

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  • in reply to Lonehare12

    I think first and act on that, then feel afterwards (sometimes).

    Most people feel first and act, then think afterwards, sometimes. Mostly thinking is cursory and forgotten.

    This explains a lot of the confusion and problems. It also explains why no amount of detailed consideration really solves the problem, because it is not a logic problem. If you are trying to manage other people's emotions, knowingly or not to avoid conflict, you end up wrong footed and confused, and eventually exhausted.