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I’m I the only one who CANNOT DANCE?

Triana M

Curious! So, I’m someone who’s very musically inclined. I have a great ear and rhythm I play a number of instruments.. started when I was young it was something I took upon myself spending hours and hours a day writing music etc etc and yet I cannot fathom getting out on a dance floor and just letting myself move to music. Even alone it just.. does not come naturally to me. I’ll take it a step further and say it makes me cringe. To the point I now avoid these kinds of settings where people are dancing or music is involved. Scared of being asked to dance or expected to, unable to explain why I JUST CANNOT. Is this connected to autism, possibly? Can anyone relate to this sense of rigidity when it comes to dancing or an overwhelming sense awkwardness when subjected to music events where people are dancing?

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  • Absolutely.  I feel a sense of shame about the act of dancing as if I am letting myself down, shedding too many clothes.

    I also find crying traumatic.  Is it related?

    allergic psychological reactions to:

    1. crying 

    2. dancing 

    Maybe it undermines my ability to focus on the music? 

    autism is about focus a practise for my entire life and dancing goes against that practise.

    I think I shall practise dancing privately as an exercise in change and I’ll see if it opens up other benefits. 

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  • Absolutely.  I feel a sense of shame about the act of dancing as if I am letting myself down, shedding too many clothes.

    I also find crying traumatic.  Is it related?

    allergic psychological reactions to:

    1. crying 

    2. dancing 

    Maybe it undermines my ability to focus on the music? 

    autism is about focus a practise for my entire life and dancing goes against that practise.

    I think I shall practise dancing privately as an exercise in change and I’ll see if it opens up other benefits. 

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