Autism/Depression

I do exact same thing, it’s like I can feel emotions in the air, I pick up on body language and voice tone, I even notice wen ppl act differently, like I’ve picked up on their usual habits, behaviour so wen they do something different to their usual ways I pick up on that too. Constantly walking on egg shells as ppl can turn nasty on me or abandon me, feels like I’m constantly on edge waiting for something bad to happen. You also have a beautiful heart, replying to me with kind words and offering your advice, sharing your life experiences, extremely selfless and kind thing of you to do. it’s nice to know their are other kind beautiful souls in this cruel world. Thank you ❤️

I think we've all suffered a good deal of harm from the "autistic/ND people don't feel empathy/have emotions" trope, when in fact we do, and often to an amplified degree. We just tend to struggle with managing, processing and expressing them in a way that the world deems appropriate.

It doesn't help that there are a few novels out there aimed at young people which talk about ND people being 'taught empathy' by non-divergent folks, and that a couple of them have received awards…

Hi @Bluebell21 I hope you have a good day too

good morning @Strawberry1 & @Bluebell21 hope you are both well and good morning to everyone on here too ❤️

sending kind and well wishes to everyone ❤️