anneurysm wrote:
I think you could adapt in a way though in a similar manner that I did: by processing things intellectually. You have the self-awareness and the awareness of others (and how they behave in comparison to others) to take the first step and begin. But at the same time, I don't encourage you to do it: you'd be losing out on the unique perspective that you have on these subjects, and would lend yourself to the possiblility of an identity crisis. You have enough going on for yourself to add that into the mix.
I try to act NT sometimes, but not all the time. When I do, though, it's very one-sided. I can't fake empathy, because I don't have it in first place. There are some things about NT interaction that I see as not possible to reproduce without actually feeling through them. That's why, when it comes to faking NT, I can only go up to a certain level. And there are drawbacks. For example, when I make eye contact, I cannot speak as coherently as when I don't, which ends up in me saying the wrong thing a lot and coming across as stupid as a result.
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16 Oct 2010, 10:54 am
