“You’re not being bullied, it’s the way your brain perceives it. Not everyone is bullying you.” That’s what my family used to say to me all the time whenever I told them I was being bullied. And it was true that they bullied me. The teachers yelled at me and found every possible way to punish me, the kids called me names, avoided me, and called me a disgusting creep, spread rumors about me, and very few students liked me.
I’d say, though not everyone bullied me, a great deal of them did and it wasn’t just how my brain perceived it. That’s bullying to anyone, autistic or not.
I’m sorry for your hard time. Did you explicitly ask them what they meant by “you’re not being bullied”? I see room for misinterpretation, like “yeah that was rude, but cut them some slack”.
I’ve personally had many clashes with a friend feeling offended due to misinterpretations of what I have said, which make me tend to look at it from the other side. But I do not want to discount your feelings, you are valid ❤️
Thanks. They flat-out mean because I’m autistic, my brain looks at it different and I’m being too sensitive, I’ve asked