Like everyone talks about how nice my ex-friends are, but they were rude to me, called me an annoying bug and stuff, and pretended they didn't know me. And I genuinely want to see them as great people like everyone else sees.

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[–] 3 points 1 year ago

Wow, you kinda named a feeling I've had when dealing with some people on the spectrum that don't even try to mask in a social situation - it makes me feel major second-hand embarrassment, but I think you're right that it's more about me than them.

I think I've been doing various forms of masking all my life, and only now in my 30s have I started pulling pieces of it off with confidence.

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