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Bettahm
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Better known as emotional blindness it's a failure to recognize or be able to describe your own or from my point of view be aware of them I think except anger and verbal aggression. Also being able to see or know them in others, again, for me.
It's a tough one, even just to define!
It's a tough one, even just to define!
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Do you mean specifically around other people?
People stress me out so much! Being alone definitely feels safer as I can never entirely predict how I will behave in a busy environment - tension and rage I know well as an adult, that's quite scary
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WhatThe said:
Do you mean specifically around other people?
People stress me out so much! Being alone definitely feels safer as I can never entirely predict how I will behave in a busy environment - tension and rage I know well as an adult, that's quite scary
It is hard to define .
I have been told in the past to be assertive not aggressive but that doesn't work. And I do get angry quickly. -
Is this entirely about blind to your own emotions or also to others? As I think I could be blind to my own sometimes, but I am quite empathetic and notice other peoples emotions/their mood quite readily.They/Them, however they are no wrong pronouns with me so whatever you feel most comfortable with
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Opinions are my own, such as mashed potato being bad. -
Jimm_Scope said:Is this entirely about blind to your own emotions or also to others? As I think I could be blind to my own sometimes, but I am quite empathetic and notice other peoples emotions/their mood quite readily.
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Sometimes I can be so focused I just don't feel anything other than just... the thing I'm focusing on.
I can often struggle to put how I am feeling into words, but I'm pretty alright when discussing other people or considering how other people feel?
My therapist said rejection sensitivity dysphoria is quite common with ADHD (In me it came out as not asking people for help, constant fear of being a burden on people, I'm doing much better with it now!).
I know I get time blindness with ADHD, wouldn't surprise me if the lack of ability to control focus can also affect how I interpret my own emotions sometimes.They/Them, however they are no wrong pronouns with me so whatever you feel most comfortable with
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Opinions are my own, such as mashed potato being bad. -
Jimm_Scope said:Sometimes I can be so focused I just don't feel anything other than just... the thing I'm focusing on.
I can often struggle to put how I am feeling into words, but I'm pretty alright when discussing other people or considering how other people feel?
My therapist said rejection sensitivity dysphoria is quite common with ADHD (In me it came out as not asking people for help, constant fear of being a burden on people, I'm doing much better with it now!).
I know I get time blindness with ADHD, wouldn't surprise me if the lack of ability to control focus can also affect how I interpret my own emotions sometimes.
Like I said earlier I feel there are just some emotions 'not there' with me. ??? And certainly I dont read other peoples but that can be the autism i think.
I suspect it's a condition they still dont know much about. -
Jimm_Scope said:Sometimes I can be so focused I just don't feel anything other than just... the thing I'm focusing on.
I can often struggle to put how I am feeling into words, but I'm pretty alright when discussing other people or considering how other people feel?
My therapist said rejection sensitivity dysphoria is quite common with ADHD (In me it came out as not asking people for help, constant fear of being a burden on people, I'm doing much better with it now!).
I know I get time blindness with ADHD, wouldn't surprise me if the lack of ability to control focus can also affect how I interpret my own emotions sometimes. -
Are you a guy by any chance? -
Sometimes I can be so focused I just don't feel anything other than just... the thing I'm focusing on.
Hi Jimm
Dysexecutive function/syndrome is where it's difficult to start or stop doing something though hyper-focusing seems to be common and relatively easy for many on the spectrum
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WhatThe said:
Sometimes I can be so focused I just don't feel anything other than just... the thing I'm focusing on.
Hi Jimm
Dysexecutive function/syndrome is where it's difficult to start or stop doing something though hyper-focusing seems to be common and relatively easy for many on the spectrum
My therapist is already well aware of my ADHD. The reason she's my therapist is that one of her specialties is ADHD!They/Them, however they are no wrong pronouns with me so whatever you feel most comfortable with
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Opinions are my own, such as mashed potato being bad. -
Jimm_Scope said:WhatThe said:
Sometimes I can be so focused I just don't feel anything other than just... the thing I'm focusing on.
Hi Jimm
Dysexecutive function/syndrome is where it's difficult to start or stop doing something though hyper-focusing seems to be common and relatively easy for many on the spectrum
My therapist is already well aware of my ADHD. The reason she's my therapist is that one of her specialties is ADHD!
It was me who said about your therapist maybe you could ask her about alexithymia.
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