*this is especially important: these days on Tumblr thereâs a wonderful atmosphere of being able to talk openly about your mental illness or your struggle. And thatâs great! But thereâs a difference between sharing in order to help yourself and other people and sharing just because you have no other coping mechanisms. As much as youâre able, try to work on developing a different outlet. People arenât qualified to be your therapist because theyâre nice to you a couple of times. Please remember that they have lives too, and their job is not to make you feel better or pity you, no matter how difficult your life is.Â
I really donât have a way to better this.Â
Your interests are your own. I canât advise anyone to change their interests to fit in with a certain group of people - thatâs stupid, and actually quite damaging to your sense of self.Â
Instead, I would recommend that, maybe if you feel like your topics of conversation are falling flat with this group of people, you move on to other, greener pastures. There are bound to be places where your ideas mesh better with an audience.Â
And of course - try to be considerate about what you say and how you say it.Â
Sometimes, what might seem like a harmless comment to you might be a very discomforting thought to another person. I recently had a conversation on a forum with a guy who was telling me that his headcanon was that Pearl (from SU) would soon get a male love interest who loved mechanics and weapons next, and that would be her best arc, because she would finally get a âhealthyâ love interest.Â
His intentions were good, but he was entirely unaware of how cringey this kind of thing was to a bunch of (probably queer) people, who have spent their entire lives being told that the only âgoodâ character development for them would be to get a âmale love interestâ. No one wanted to be the jerk to say âfuck off, we donât want that to happenâ but everyone was answering him in a flat way, trying to discourage the discussion further. Instead of picking up on the hint, he bulldozed on, thinking he was having a âlively conversationâ which was, in fact, in its late stages of death.Â
I know Iâll probably get a few messages to this saying: What about people on the Autistic Spectrum? Sometimes, people canât pick up social cues or âhintsâ. And if thatâs the case, itâs incredibly difficult to understand why youâre not having any luck communicating despite your best efforts.Â
I feel that on a person level, please believe me. I made this infograph for THAT VERY REASON. Because I WAS that awkward kid who didnât pick up on hints well. In fact, I still have trouble talking to people. If any of you have had the misfortune of being my conversational partner, youâll know that I tend to be overly blunt and come off as very unfriendly. Itâs something that I, myself, am working on currently in order to grow into a better person. Itâs a struggle in progress, but I am aiming towards the progress side, and I just wanted to help out others while I was at it.Â
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