Dear_one wrote:
When I read about people losing jobs or homes, I never imagine them being angry or sad unless prompted. Now that I've had some rest, I can barely relate to how upset I was over some problems yesterday.
My AS mother basically banned emotional displays at home, which probably got me started thinking that way.
I can relate to this, I was always forbidden display of emotion of any kind as a child. Add the autism to it...
I don't think I have a lot of empathy (naturally) and I was very "remote" as a young man. I cultivated compassion through cross-referencing events in my own life (deep sadness, loss, grief) with others' situations and ended up being maybe a bit too sensitive in imagining their pain in my head - if that makes sense.
I don't need reminders anymore but I can still be very insensitive to first world problems.
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