Can't be myself around my friends

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I always feel like I have to hide who I really am from my friends. I tell most of my experiences and things about me on online forums. I feel like those are the times I can be honest with other people because if my friends knew the real me they may not like me anymore. And whenever I go out with my friends I don't talk that much because I feel like I can't relate to them.

Same here. The ones I've known for a while there is no need to be chatty. they know I'm comfortable with not talking. The newer ones I have be less and less like myself. Overall, I have only told a couple of friends about my aspergers. Its difficult enough trying to explain it simply

That's exactly how I feel!

They say your true friends will accept you for who you are... well, there is nobody like that, and I'd rather not be alone!

I agree. I would have no friends if they knew the real me. or if I knew the real me, dont want to go down that road again

I feel like this a lot too. I always feel like I'm pretending to be "normal" around my friends. I have too much anxiety that people may criticise me for behaving so differently from how I usually act around them that its hard to drop the act and truly be myself with anyone.

I have no friends (literally), but around my co-workers I imitate them. I can't just be myself, I don't know why. I have to agree with them even if I don't want to, or I start arguments not meaning to just to have a verbal fight. I want to be me and have friends but I don't know how to approach people. I want to walk up to someone and say "will you be my friend?" But people would laugh and think I'm stupid (I don't know any other way).

I want friends and I want to be my self around people, but that's just not ever gonna happen.