Does anyone else do this?

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Whenever I hear someone talking about someone doing something unpleasant or undesirable, I think that they probably think I do that too. An example was this morning. Some coworkers were discussing the term "to throw someone under the bus" meaning to scapegoat someone for something you did wrong, and they were talking about a former employee who was doing this a lot.

I immediately thought "What if they think I'm like that? They probably do." A couple times I was put on the spot by one particular person who left early and didn't tell the boss, and the boss asked me what had happened to that person, and I didn't really cover for them that well. Also, if something happened that was someone else's fault and i was blamed, I would probably speak up.

I do this with everything--it's really noticeable when someone talks of someone doing something wrong at work or getting in trouble, I worry that they'll think I'm like that too. If I read something about someone's Aspie partner and they're saying all kinds of bad things about him/her, then I think "Oh, I'd probably be just like that" even if I don't have the particular traits that person might have. And I don't just do this if the person is an Aspie, I do it with almost anything that can be considered bad or undesirable behavior.

this was how I first started thinking I have AS--there was this awful board where (mostly) women would attack their (supposedly) Aspie spouses or partners and say the most awful things about them (and I would be willing to bet at least 1/2 or more of the men they described weren't Aspie at all!) Anyway, even though I'm a woman I started thiking "Oh, I'm so glad I'm not in a relationship, because the guy would probably be on this board or a similar one saying things about me! I'm probably just like them!" This was part of what made me think I have AS, learning about all the supposedly bad traits first. If I'd learned about the good traits I'd never have thought I haev AS, because I don't really have the good Aspie traits!

Does anyone else do this? Is this an Aspie trait?

its honesty..aspies cant lie and yes that is aspie traid

I actually have plenty of trouble being honest with my parents, since they can't handle the truth in many instances.

Although there are things I regret doing because of my undeniable problems with anger, I do get paranoid about the other person getting bullied. This is one of the reasons why I could not stay or agree with some of my peer friends. I'd hear them say nasty things to someone who was shy. Well, me being the AS, didn't take me long to figure out that I could be that person. What I regret was never speaking up. Whenever I did, I don't think they took me seriously. If I did speak up, I was always afraid that I'd be the next target. Now, I am a little more outspoken, so much more that I think it erks some ppl. I don't know, but being a female aspie, even though I've made mistakes, I get so much attention by females when I say I don't like what this person's doing. Yeah, sometimes it's wrong but I see way more guys do it and not get as much negativity from other females. This is just my opinion, women are eachother's worst enemies. Now this might not be true, but having to have been around peers, I saw a lot of this. I think verbal fights are worse than fist fights and we're good at doing that. Basically I think words hurt more than stones.

when i had a job i never got involved with "office politics", wich can be quite brutal

Worrying about what others think is not an aspie trait, I believe. It is just a sign of uncertainty.
And pretty unpleasant feeling, I guess

Many DXed aspies and parents with aspie children here would contradict that notion. It may be more accurate to say that aspies aren't as good at lying as an average person, or don't do it as often.