I hate looking into the mirror

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i just hate it knowing my past and my neurology, to others who dont know we have autism or AS, they just think were pathetic.

We have a saying (or, more accurately, a promise) in A.A.: "We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it." Tough thing to do...

I don't like looking in the mirror either. When I didn't know about AS, I felt like I could see something 'off' about myself that I didn't like. Now I know about AS I and know what that things is, I feel a little better about it. But I still don't like looking in the mirror.

I just thought for a second that you were afraid of looking into mirrors.

Anyway, ontopic, I don't really look back myself. The only times I do is when I'm sad.
I don't know if I hate looking back, but I guess I do, since I only do it at these times.
All my memories in the past, which are mostly bad memories from school-time, just brings back the reality if I think about it in an everyday situation, and I get very anxious about alot of things, because I don't want to make the same mistakes that I've done before.
And as you can guess, this just adds up as stress, and I think it's bad enough already.

So no, I believe I've blocked myself from reviewing the past to protect me. Sometimes I really feel like breaking down because of all of this, but then again, this world is all about survival in the end. :/

EDIT: Maybe I should mention that I have not been diagnosed, yet, and I can understand that you want to shut all this away, cause this is probably what you experienced in the past.

I literally hate looking at myself in a mirror. I get transfixed and almost the same feeling as when I have to look into someone's eyes. For this reason I only have a small mirror above the bathroom sink, and that only to brush my hair.

I'm the opposite. I love to look at myself in the mirror.

I often like CockneyRebel's posts.

I took it literally too... are you sure it wasn't supposed to be?

I don't like mirrors, reflective, shiny surfaces or bright lights.

Unless you are extremely ugly there is no reason to hate looking at your image in a mirror.

ruveyn

sometimes, i catch myself off guard and also scare myself, same thing with walking
and shadows

Corp900, I don't think I'm pathetic, and I don't think you are either. You need to start doing positive things that you enjoy and start feeling better about yourself.

Isn't there days when we all don't want to look in the mirror and others where we do? I think it's called being human.

I love dancing in front of the mirror because I get to see what I’m doing right away. Other than that I’m pretty used to my face by now thanks to shaving in front of a mirror.