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Have a hard time deciphering people's interests

Jamesmac

Everybody I talk to, it seems I can never find anyone with the same interests as me. 

It might be because the stuff I'm into is very niche, but it makes me feel lonely and almost frustrated. Furthermore, when I find out what they're in to, I always seem to think it looks really dumb and superficial. It's always been this way for me. Whenever I see what's considered popular these days, it makes me roll my eyes, because it's always either super basic, super edgy or sexualised, and I've never seen the full appeal of those kinds of things

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  • I get where you are coming from but the issue I find with autism is you have already filtered out very quickly what’s worthwhile and what isn’t. You may have a very small pile of interests while 99% of everything else gets put in the “waste of time bin”. I’ve tried myself to do new things but it’s like putting on an uncomfortable skin and trying to blend in while feeling like I’m cheating on myself. 

  • in reply to Autismman

    That is so insightful Autismman, I totally get that feeling of '..cheating on [ones]self', I often feel as though I'm playing with people, like with a child, letting them explain this thing I'm not that interested in to keep them amused 

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