idk if you also wished that ppl came with a guidebook but astrology + psychology feel damn pretty close (and understandably common special interests for autistic afab ppl haha)

real! i may not understand what's happening when i socialize but i can understand the hell out of some birth chart placements and what the planets are doin 😝

also- it's okay if you don't bluesky algorithm. tbh, idk how algorithm's even work. i just feel bad info-dumping abt writing onto my sister exclusively and thought i'd give this a go here.

hahaha both! but one has definitely fueled the interest in the other

which was kind of an ironic projection now that i think abt it haha

always clinging to ppl who were controlling + judgmental because they knew the "correct" way to be and could help me be a ~person the right way~ is the part i'm working on healing now

anyways, if you can relate - you're not alone

everybody masks situationally (mostly socially)

but i had learned to mask for every moment i was conscious

when i was young, i believed my existence felt so wrong because i was possibly a sociopathic, psychotic alien

w a very deep-seeded fear that i was autistic and everyone knew but me

anyways,

i think community building is gonna be more important than ever the next few yrs and i believe this kind of thing is important to consider.

xoxo,
an audhd-er who is frustrated w how social differences are misinterpreted + automatically considered the "problem"

i guess i wanted to say all of this bc i get that it feels like self-preservation to "not accept less" than constant communication + ppl who only treat you how you want

but - AUTONOMY IS IMPORTANT FOR BOTH PPL IN ANY RELATIONSHIP DYNAMIC

(haha ok also i do have beef w attachment theory)