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Beepop

Hello, I was diagnosed last year after going through a two and a half year process. It wasn’t a surprise to me but it’s made me think about do many things I didn’t realise where signs of autism. I’m late diagnosed in my fifties. Does anyone else find labelling how they feel difficult? Also when people aren’t with me I don’t really miss them and I always thought this made me , I don’t know, emotionally stunted or lacking. 

  • I intellectualise my feelings, I find it much easier. Although I tend not to really have many emotions. I don’t miss people either, not because I don’t care, because if they are out of my sight or contact then they don’t exist until I see or speak to them again. I find the lack of feelings a plus. I just wouldn’t have the mental capacity to miss people. It’s definitely a bonus in my opinion. 

  • Hi Beepop,

    Yeah alexythymia is quite common with autism, it can be really hard to label emotions and not really know what the sensations are?

    I was wondering if that's why it's easier to drift apart people when you don't see them? 

    I think discussing it can help you work it out, like playing detective to what's happening inside?