why is expressing our emotions hard for us then a NT?

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nurseangela
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24 Mar 2016, 10:33 pm

BrainPower101 wrote:
Because NT's perceive us differently on how we use body language and facial expressions; one part of the brain is either damaged or isn't functioning properly so we cannot connect to it allowing for a smooth expression..

You CAN express your emotions and tune into that part of your brain with willpower, but initially the outcome from a NT's point of view will just look like a Two-Faced person or an Animal trying to express their feelings, it just won't happen smoothly because of: "facial expressions, facial structures, tone of voice, body language, movements or eye contact"....

When you express your feelings the part of the brain that's supposed to deliver the message deep from within and connect with others spiritually so to speak is disabled in Autistic's brains. :skull:

Hope this helps.


So if you are feeling happy or mad or sad and someone asks you how you are feeling, can you tell them? This one Aspie book I read said that you have to ask how an Aspie is feeling at any given time because like my ex Aspie friend said that he always looked mad when he wasn't. It would be weird, but the book said that both partners should always communicate how they are feeling because the Aspies facial expressions would never match their feelings and the NT expressions couldn't be read correctly by the Aspie. It would be hard to keep that kind of communication going probably.

And then the telling someone exactly what you want when you just expect them to know is extremely hard. Then he would or wouldn't do certain things and I'd think is it because he's a guy, or is he being rude or is it because he's Aspie? Then I would feel bad if I got mad at him, but at the same time I couldn't ignore the feelings I was having. The words he would use, it sounded like he was very uncaring. One time I was so upset that I came out and said something and he said that wasn't what he meant at all then I didn't hear from him for 2 weeks. He couldn't take confrontation I guess. I never felt any connection not just to him, but any Aspie male or female. It was very lonely. It was the same way with my dad too - no connection. If I was in the same room with him it was like I was alone. The conversation was always carried by me with no eye contact unless he had been drinking. That's why I think he could be Aspie.


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