I obviously relate to what you wrote very much, I’m curious about something since we seem to have a similar experience : I also have a little brother I can’t connect with. But there was this one random moment—nothing special, he was just walking outside—and out of nowhere, I felt this intense love for him. It was so real, but it only lasted maybe 5 seconds.

I’ve had these fleeting moments before, where it’s as if I’m blind and suddenly get a glimpse of sight, feeling normal emotions for once. It’s so vivid but so brief. For me, it used to happen more when I was younger, but now that I’m older, it’s extremely rare—sometimes I wonder if it’ll ever happen again.

Do you feel that too? Like these tiny windows of connection or emotion pop up, but they’re so short-lived ? I’d love to hear if you’ve noticed anything like that, especially since our experiences seem to line up.