some personal events got me thinking. I believe I’m likely schizotypal, mainly for a few reasons:
* brain is absolutely terrified of interpersonal relationships. makes me feel like I “tricked” people to know the real me. so I often sabotage it by fleeing, even when I want to be close so bad
* Semi related to the previous, but I am absolutely terrified of upsetting people I care about so badly and not knowing. My head goes fight or flight mode and makes me want to run away if it ever perceives me hurting or upsetting someone I care for, no matter how small. Constantly fighting it
* my irl speech patterns involve a lot of “only makes sense to me” stuff as well as vague and weird metaphors that no one except myself seem to understand. sometimes I can explain my reasoning, but even then it’s hard for others to understand
* I have very unrealistic and grandiose dreams of success, where my characters and work are so beloved that I’m able to be on the same level as my inspirations, being big as someone in character and game design, and loved. It sounds silly but my head thinks I can achieve it…
* constant brain gibberish and/or “static” that is constantly in my head unless I drown it out with music or something else. It does not ever stop and never has for as long as I’ve known. could possibly be the AuDHD and tinnitus causing or worsening this, unsure, but figured I mention it
But… yeah. It’s been kind of eye opening finally looking deep inside myself and recognizing the things I’ve done to my loved ones and myself that I’ve always regretted but never put two and two together that maybe it was caused by my brain and not just that I’m inherently like this... Yeagh,