Tag: empathy

• Never Get It

  Don’t engage. Don’t talk about it. Don’t read about it. It’s all trash. No, I’m not talking about this blog but YMMV. I don’t understand how people can talk about an autistic person while ignoring their autism. I get that they have no idea what it’s like to be autistic or what autism really is.…

  C. F.

  May 28, 2025

  life

  asd, autism, autistic, autistic adults, communication, cpstd, empathy, feelings, neurodivergent, neurodiversity, neurotypical, PTSD, thinking, trauma

• Disagreements PT 1

  People don’t agree for many reasons. For me, it’s often about values. I value A more than B, and someone else values B more than A. So, that can cause people to disagree. It’s only a problem when people try to make one side wrong. And I’m guilty of that until I remind myself that…

  C. F.

  October 19, 2024

  life

  communication, conflict, disagreement, empathy, mental health, relationships, values

• record breaker

  Ugh, my stomach hurts. And my eyes hurt so much from crying. I was crying for 3 hours straight which is a record for me. I’ve never come close to that. I don’t think I’ve ever cried for an hour! 30? Maybe but I don’t remember. I rarely really cry. I’ll cry for 15 minutes…

  C. F.

  February 27, 2010

  life

  crying, crying record, empathy, feelings, socially inept, work