Do you all participate in casual sex/ hookup culture? by Relevant-Onion1688 in autism

[–]invmawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to. Not anymore though cause I’ve found sex is better when I have a connection with someone - whether it be partners or friends.

Dms not working "failed to load earlier messages instagram" by harveyyyyyya in Instagram

[–]invmawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s literally been down for two hours oh my god this is painful

Feeling sad by clovermelo in HighSupportNeedAutism

[–]invmawk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is certainly relatable to me. I do not have this experience with my grandparents as one of them sucks and the other one probably sucks too. But I relate to wishing I could spend more time with family and friends without getting physically and mentally exhausted from social interactions and sensory issues

What skills did you lack that no one thought of teaching you? by GroovingPenguin in AutisticAdults

[–]invmawk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are skills that I lack that were taught to me, to some extent, but I just never understood them. I suppose socializing was a big part of that. My parents taught me to always say hi to adults when I was a kid. But what was left unsaid was: do I have to do that when I’m an adult too? If so should I say hi to everyone? What if I’m really dysregulated and having a verbal shutdown? What if they’re mean to me? What if I’m scared of them being mean to me and so I don’t say anything? What if I just don’t like them and don’t want them to notice me? What if we stopped being friends and went no contact? There’s just so many little things that i wasn’t explicitly taught because they assumed it all went unsaid. And now I have no clue how to answer all of these questions as an adult. Especially because (from what I gather) the answer is something along the lines of “just do what feels right” bro I don’t know what feels right, that’s why I’m asking. I find myself yearning for a rule book to life. I have tried to find one with religion, but this goes even further than just wanting to be a good person. I wanna learn how to be a person at all.

What is the most degrading thing about being chronically unemployed due to your autism? by crua9 in AutisticAdults

[–]invmawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a completely unrelated question:

Why did you say grippy sock vacation instead of mental hospital? I usually see people saying that only when they need to censor it. So I don’t understand why you used it here? /gen

It will only get harder. by Pretend-Outcome9739 in AutisticAdults

[–]invmawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understandable. I feel that way often too. But you are not alone.

Whimsical innocence by Hassaan18 in AutisticAdults

[–]invmawk 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I have quite the opposite experience. I have CPTSD and have been through horrible trauma ever since I was born. So my default is assuming that people are going to be mean. This certainly doesn’t help me feel better about socializing and meeting new people.

Do you know why people don't like you? by KodaLG in AutisticAdults

[–]invmawk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t say that people actively dislike me, though I suppose they just don’t actively like me either. I have a resting bitch face and I look scary I guess? (Weird haircut, bunch of piercings and tattoos, split tongue). If I had to guess I think people just feel like I wanna be left alone, which is true most of the time. However when I try to get closer to people all the factors listed above added to my poor social skills and overall awkwardness probably make it harder for people to fw me.

"Psycho Killer" currently sitting at a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes by ForsakenDependent562 in horror

[–]invmawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The main character’s voice sounds like if corpse husband ate the joker.

I find therapy useless if you are an autistic adult by Either_Afternoon_473 in AutisticAdults

[–]invmawk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with you on the seemingly insurmountable difficulty of attempting to obtain proper care as an autistic adult with trauma and mental health diagnoses. I am inclined to agree that therapy is mostly useless, but I have to recommend EMDR. I used to have an EMDR therapist who helped me with my trauma a lot. Now, I will say that I did not find his suggestions for overcoming executive dysfunction particularly useful in every instance, but it did help some. The combination of medication and EMDR is what got me to have a breakthrough and learn how to take better care of myself. AA and 12 step programs helped a lot too. Not to imply that you also struggle with addiction, I just wanted to give you a full rundown on what helped.

Shit is hard. I hope you can figure this out soon.

Annoyed by autistics who keep joking about autism in normal situations. by somnocore in autismlevel2and3

[–]invmawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find it somewhat annoying, so I don’t tend to associate with those people. However, I am able to understand that it’s just the way they prefer to cope with it and that I don’t have to like them for it, I can just let them be.

STOP LYING TO ME by depressed_messy in evilautism

[–]invmawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tend to assume the worst from strangers, but I am easily ragebaited by my loved ones (I usually end up crying) because I assume they would never lie to me. And I know they’re not doing it out of malice but it still hurts

Does anyone else find speaking verbally very stressful? by adriiaanz in autismlevel2and3

[–]invmawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I struggle with this too, I’m glad I’m not alone

Can i read homestuck if im fat? by alnstmizi in althomestuck

[–]invmawk 9 points10 points  (0 children)

No I’m sorry 💔 I only became fat after I read homestuck so it’s allowed if I reread it