Hey, so you're someone who's actually been diagnosed with ASPD right? I get that vibe from your blog.
Does seeing painful injuries on other people make you uncomfortable? Asking because I was researching eye injuries for a writing session today, which I found extremely unpleasant. I know it's not an empathy related thing for me- because I hate the character I'm writing at the moment so even if he existed irl I wouldn't feel bad for him. I just really don't like thinking about anyone's eye being injured, regardless of who it belongs to.
I am professionally diagnosed yes!
Painful injuries, typically no. But I have some like body horror squicks which I would categorise as a different thing. Seeing people in the ER at hospital covered in blood with bones sticking out or whatever doesn’t phase me. But there was a film on Netflix, I forget its name, that has a cover photo of a razor blade millimetres from an eyeball and that always grossed me out. And anything to do with nails being torn up and back from the nail bed, I hate that too.
So occasionally some body horror stuff gets me but it’s typically very specific. In real life, not so much but I’m sure something particularly horrific would get to me.
I also agree it’s not an empathy thing, it’s just gross lol.













