Extreme Passiveness

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I have a tendency to be extremely passive in dealing with people.

It's not that I don't have emotions, it just takes a very long time to well up inside of me. And when they do come, it's usually mild and I can shrug them off quickly.

For example, being made for of/general disrespect. I don't react to this with any response. I know I should be getting upset, I just don't. I've never gotten really angry, I don't cuss at people. I just don't have an emotional response that seems natural to others.

Much seems to boil down to self-esteem, but I don't really feel I have low self-esteem. It seems like I have no self-esteem. I don't think of myself in that way, in terms of highs and lows. I just do things, and then respond to the events reality of the situation as truthfully as possible.

In general I don't 'believe' in myself as much as others, but I don't discourage myself that much. I just try to be extremely realistic.

And again passive, like I'm just riding along life... outside of everything... and just responding as honestly as I can. No personal bias of my own, just seeing what happens.

This extreme passiveness tends to be a problem when assertiveness is needed. And I am finding that more situations in life require assertiveness... a personal deep seated belief that everything will and should go your way... I just don't have that reaction or part in me. I've never been able to get anything done through pure personality.

I don't know how much this is AS related. I do believe being emotional can be an autistic spectrum trait. In the routine, but also in lashing out at those who have wronged you. I don't feel anything like that. If my routine is messed up or change is introduced, I get affected by it... I notice it and don't like it... but I don't get emotional. I even start to rationalize why there is change, and why it's okay and good in this situation.

Who else, any other tales of being extremely passive?

Started a thread along similar lines.

http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt97751.html

You make a good point about having no self esteem. It just feels unnatural for me to be motivated by my self interests in certain situations. I'm extremely passive and people take advantage of me. Over the years I have become emotional about it, but when I was younger I just did what everyone wanted me to do, because I had no idea what it was I wanted, or if I should actually want something for myself.

i can identify with your description of yourself on many levels but i think passive is a relative term
i know i appear that way to NT's but i could never really identify my self with the way normal pll perceive me

Passiveness could be a sign of depression.

Me myself i have a good sense of self esteem - its just that other peoples opinions about me holds little value and i do not care.

Mostly since many people are idiots that blurt out any thought they come up with and do not deliver any objective criticism to go with it <insert House MD punchline here>.