I've never seen any autistic person say they're not blunt, and nt people can't take bluntness but most of the time I meet blunt people and I sometimes get defensive and take it to heart, does this mean I'm not autistic and I'm an NT in disguise?
I've never seen any autistic person say they're not blunt, and nt people can't take bluntness but most of the time I meet blunt people and I sometimes get defensive and take it to heart, does this mean I'm not autistic and I'm an NT in disguise?
I think I might have hyper-empathy of some kind, as I've always gone out of my way to be diplomatic, avoid conflict, people please, express comprehensive understanding when appropriate about someone's upset or annoyance, etc. I suppose it could all be part of masking too -the 'fawn' alternative to fight, flight or freeze. The cost is a lot of internalised tension and pain. But I don't think it's phoney. It genuinely would/has upset me for ages if I though I'd been needlessly flippant or blunt with someone. I was told a while ago that I could be quite 'spikey', and it made me feel appalling, as I hadn't realised. I've been doubly vigilant since.
If you think you have hyper empathy, this video might be of interest to you:
Thank you NAS72221. I watched that one the other day, part of the reason the term was in my head. I can't identify with everything related in that vid, but certainly some of it! Especially that strong sense of second-hand embarrassment on others' behalf as well as my own.
Thank you NAS72221. I watched that one the other day, part of the reason the term was in my head. I can't identify with everything related in that vid, but certainly some of it! Especially that strong sense of second-hand embarrassment on others' behalf as well as my own.