Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
Some people, especially those who are autistic, dohave a flat emotional affect, do rely on scripts and do have a clear-cut sense of justice which leads them to cut off those who transgress it. When we talk about these traits as inhuman and robotic, what are we implying about the people who display them? The impulse to be unapologetic about emotiona... See more
how did you realise you were a bad person?
The only way I knew to deal with my acute discontentment was to indulge more and more in distractions, addictions, and pushing myself to strive for accomplishments I could one day feel worthy of.
Anne Berube • The Burnout Antidote
This loss of Self can manifest in a number of ways in adulthood, and I’ve seen it play out most often as either severe indecisiveness and procrastination or as an obsessive need to succeed.
Nicole LePera • How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self
Among these traits: not enjoying talk about feelings and relationships, preferring to sit alone in one’s room and immerse oneself in one’s own interests, having a hard time grasping subtext, and not being able to sugar-coat one’s words.