Swaus01

I asked for advice (elsewhere) and the advice was universally, “you see, NT avoid this topic at all costs. Going forwards, know it is best to avoid this topic.”

I don’t think of that as masking actually. NTs run into the “said something they shouldn’t have” error quite a lot… i think of that as just learning new social nuance. If social interactions are like kayaking in ooen water, this is the equivalent of bumping (gently) into a wall that was already there, but being given instructions to mask more is like them putting down barriers to reduce the amount of water you have available to maneuver in.

But I do think in your example that the best course would be for NTs to just be more aware of and accepting of ND saying things they consider weird. Would be the most efficient course of action and is more of a solution than “Add this to the mental list of things you can’t talk about!”

:(((

2 weeks; truly abstract art. Who can even remember two weeks ago? I can’t.

5 minutes for me is more like one blink or 2/3rds of a psych myself up to do something.

I guarantee you will still want to eat some bread later, and you’ll even thank your past self for making the bread