Quotes fom NTs that you hate?

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awesome comeback, Ladywoofwoof!

I do that a lot. I hate being asked how I'm doing because I know that most of the time they don't really want to know and just want a generic positive response.

Those are clearly legs which look remarkably like tentacles.
You have no idea how difficult it is to get good trousers that fit....




haha, thanks !

It was really funny, because she basically had a total NT meltdown because of my reply.

She started ranting, saying things like :
"I'm normal ! !! (pointing at her friend) She's normal ! !! ... everybody is all the same except you ! You're not normal ! Everybody is normal except you !"

I just laughed at her, and pointed out that she certainly wasn't qualified to diagnose her own normality and that I didn't see her getting checked out by a professional.... who would probably agree with me about how weird she was.

Then she stomped off in a really entertaining huff.

Ah, good times....

Suppose it's not specific to NTs, but "that's just your opinion". It's like "well no s**t sherlock, it came out of my mouth".

'Common sense' is a phrase that annoys me.
Sometimes people tell me I have no 'common sense' even when I do what I think I should do.

"Everyone does x"
"Everyone feels x"

When x is something that not everyone does or feels or at least not to the same degree.

Some made up examples:

Person 1 has severe endometriosis and is in agony and stuck in bed for every period. Person 2 says "everyone gets cramps."

Person 1 hates their job and are on the verge of a mental breakdown from it. Person 2 says "everyone hates their job."

Person 1 is filled with anxiety and having lots of panic attacks over something. Person 2 says "everyone feels nervous about that."

I've seen people mention on this forum saying that "everyone is a little autistic."

I think this is incorrect.
It may be correct to say that "everyone shares one or two traits associated with the autism spectrum", but this doesn't make everyone "a little autistic".
Pretty much everyone has had the so-called "obsessions" in their lives, and still their obsessions don't take so much time and prevent them from doing everyday things, that is what happens to me.
A lot of people are shy or introverted, and still they don't struggle at understanding what is ok or not ok to do in a social situation, can perfectly understand non-verbal clues and don't struggle when they have to find a job.

If everyone was really "a little autistic", then diagnosing autism and having therapy because of it would be kinda pointless.

I agree. That's why I hate sayings like these so much because they aren't true.

It's dismissive of a person's feelings even if there might be good intentions behind them saying it. Maybe some people find comfort in being "like everyone else?" I know I don't.

When I've seen that posted here it was usually something told to someone here by a nt that they mentioned here.

I don't feel neither uncomfortable nor comfortable with the fact I am "different". I haven't known something different in all my life.
I don't try to conform because I have no idea of what is "normal" according to other people, also, even if I tried, I couldn't, because I can't "copy" others.
But I neither try to act different and not to conform on purpose, because I see no point in doing it.
I neither like nor dislike being "different". I am normal to myself.

"We"...when it's not used in a factual way.

"That's just tough," meaning, "get over it".

"You're making too big a deal out of this."

"It is what it is."

Those phrases are meaningless, petulant and incredibly irritating.

"That's just tough," meaning, "get over it".

"You're making too big a deal out of this."

"It is what it is."

Those phrases are meaningless, petulant and incredibly irritating.

There are only 3 that bother me:

1) "You can't have ______ because you seem so normal! I know (person) with it who [insert extreme case here]."

2) "Just be yourself."

3) "What kind of music do you like?"

As a kid, I dreaded hearing "Look at me when I'm talking to you!"

Except for a couple close family members, I could not make eye contact with adults at close range, especially if I was being berated or admonished. They didn't just look into my soul, they scraped at it with their jagged little eyebeams. It may as well have been "Hold your hand in this flame when I'm talking to you!" If I managed to comply at all I usually ended up in tears, and then needed a lot of alone time to recover.

Oh, yeah - Looking into another's eyes can actually hurt. I've cried for being shunned in this way.

One I hate is 'Get out of your autistic world.' I consider that callous comment an act of hate.

"Whatever."

"I'm a bit of an introvert too!"

"Don't be so negative!"