lasati wrote:
I'm not really diagnosed with anything. But let me put it this way, and see if it resonates with anyone:
I used to be terrified of ordering fast-food because I didn't know what would happen if I got thrown a curve-ball. I mean, I 'got' the basic transaction. I ordered off the menu. They asked for money. I paid. They said thank you. I moved on. But "how was your day?" I wouldn't have an answer for that. I didn't know the correct response.
Most of the time, I function. I have to. I'm not bad at figuring out the rules. But what I don't have is something instinctual that tells me what the rules are. I have to go learn them. Sometimes it feels like I'm some interloper, walking around. Ordering oranges when really it's a highly offensive thing to do on Tuesdays, and everybody else seems to magically know.
Iknow the feeling, I'm cautious when going out with friends so I don't embarrass them, and I always keep to myself when I go to the movies by myself.
Either way, afterwards I am exhausted and moody.