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Aspie traits lessen when in a good mood

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Lately I've noticed that my aspie traits tend to dampen quite significantly when I'm in a good mood. Things like talking to strangers and making eye contact seem easy and not at all the massive chore they are when I'm not feeling my best. I find I have a lot more to add to conversations and quite energetic. Sometimes this will happen even if I'm in a fairly neutral mode. It's like mood swings but with autistic traits instead of moods. Is this normal in aspies? Or am I just a weirdo? I'm 23, in case it's at all relevant.

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  • I feel exactly the same way when people make eye contact with me! It feels confrontational, like whoever is looking at me is threatening me. I'm never sure how long to maintain eye contact either as some people never seem to break it. The only times eye contact has been really easy has been with people I've been in love with. Come to think of it, making eye contact with females of my age is generally a lot easier than with males. It feels like less a threat from women

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  • I feel exactly the same way when people make eye contact with me! It feels confrontational, like whoever is looking at me is threatening me. I'm never sure how long to maintain eye contact either as some people never seem to break it. The only times eye contact has been really easy has been with people I've been in love with. Come to think of it, making eye contact with females of my age is generally a lot easier than with males. It feels like less a threat from women

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