So in my early adolescence, I learned from people I trusted at the time that as an autistic person, I should keep my romantic or sexual thoughts and feelings to myself because they could get me in trouble or make people uncomfortable. They were just trying to help, but I took this to the extreme, completely suppressing these urges whenever they came up.
Now that I'm an adult and know that there's a place for my love in the world, how do I go about opening this part of myself that I was taught to force shut for most of my life?
04 Sep 2025, 7:52 pm
