Do you get inappropriately strong attachments?

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It doesn't necessarily mean you did something wrong even if they cut you off. Some people are just more detached and unemotional. They might have other things going on in their lives too.

Like me.

Guilty as charged, your honour.

^Haha no, you are okay!

True true. Just of anything goes wrong with those around me it just feels like it is my fault and I want to fix it. Still I find it unsettling but I'm hoping if it does happen again, I'm brave enough to ask what I did wrong. Then I don't have to spend years obsessing. That will only work though with the ones who liked to push how much they suddenly disliked me in my face by going to places I was, shooting me a glare then talking to everyone else. People are confusing :/

Just a thought, you might consult a therapist about such strong feelings ?

One thing I've learned through therapy is that I gravitate toward people I wish I could be more like (funny, talkative, athletic, for example). I remember one friend in school I used to hang out with a lot until he accused me of hanging onto him like a lost puppy dog. Only recently have I looked back on that and other friendships/relationships and realized that this is a trend for me. Not sure if it's a spectrum-related trait or just a character flaw that I need to control.

Yes I get inappropriately strong attachments (and aversions)

There are a lot of people and things that I hate. The hatred immediate permanent profound

Not many things I like, and I only like them until we have a falling out

"Thin line between love and hate"

Precious social rejections and academic/vocational failures wounded me in traumatizing ways.

Reactive attachment disorder

Now I try to avoid love and hate

Emotionally numb

Nobody is perfect

Everyone has subconscious biases

Yes this is true of me, and I tend to think it's related to AS.

When I decide I like someone I sort of attach myself to that person exclusively, I get too intense (and I don't mean with romantic intentions, it can happen just with a friend or even a colleague).
I might message them inappropriately and feel upset and jealous if they don't reciprocate the attention.

Though nowadays I'm more aware of when this happens and can try to keep it under control.

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Suddenly cutting people off is exceedingly cruel, in my opinion.

Alas, however, it seems to be downright faddish these days. Too often, even here on Wrong Planet, I've seen people casually advise other people to break off a friendship and go "no contact" at the first sign of trouble.

Personally I think it's important to avoid getting emotionally close, in the first place, with the kind of person who believes that abrupt cutoffs are okay in any but the most extreme circumstances. So, when making friends, one of the things I want to know about a person is their attitude on this issue.

As for a tendency for "inappropriately strong attachments," this is not something I personally have experienced. But, offhand, my suggestion would be that you seek out, as friends, other people who have both the same tendency and a shared commitment to becoming more emotionally stable. That way, both of you will know how to relate to each other and how to be considerate toward each other's feelings.