morimori wrote:
I've been reading stories about aspie's with intense fixations, and who are very adept at some form of science or math.
I feel sort of invalidated, because I don't see myself in them.
I write an awful lot, and ruminate on characters and world building. Writing makes life tolerable. But I wouldn't call this unusually fixated. It's a hobby. I have other HIGHLY specific things/areas I enjoy, but again, it's a hobby. I'm not an expert, I just enjoy these things. They are things I come back to, they don't define my life. I don't wake up thinking about them.
I'm not an unusually talented person. There is nothing in particular that I excel at.
But these two things seem to be at the core of every aspie story ever.
There are other areas that I relate to wholeheartedly, but I guess I feel a little weird that I'm not an expert in something or above average.
Am I being overdramatic, yay or nay?
I kinda feel you. I am told I have a talent and I'm inclined to think that makes sense but mine isn't one I can market so I wonder if it's always going to be a wasted talent. I'm not a singer or dancer and I can't play an instrument (I can't even play the kazoo!) despite the fact I love music.
I like to write but I moreso write my opinions and I wouldn't necessarily call myself a poet.
09 Jun 2017, 2:52 pm
