Anxiety and abuse

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Hi, I am new to wrong planet how are you all yeah just wanted to ask people on here do you think being anxious shows a lot in autistic s especially aspies, body language and facial expressions. The reason I am asking is because I have been getting a lot of verbal abuse over the years some people just look at me and give me a sort of dirty look in disgust as if I am doing something terrible to them but I am just trying to mind my own business. Do any of you experience this and if you do how do you cope with it input would be appreciated sorry for the rant.

I think I experience that, too.

I think some people misinterpret my anxiety (discomfort)/attenpt to hide it as grumpiness somehow. I am not aware of how I am appearing, but someone told me that my internal anxiety can look like aloofness to others. Of course there are people who don't take it that way. So, I think those who interpret me negatively probably have something dark inside themselves. It's not my problem.

Also some simply love picking on weak people and torment them. When they recognize your anxiety/nervousness etc, they probably can't help enjoying making it worse. Some just have mean nature.

I can't give you any good coping strategy. But when I feel peaceful inside (accepting the way I am and feeling happy about myself, which happens often since realizing the possibility of having AS,) I tend not to worry too much about those low kinds people, and that seems to deter them. Or maybe I'm just being oblivious of them. I think letting them know that you really don't care (showing your strength) is the key.