Why do I attract angry people?

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i used to attract angry people. some of them were so attracted to me that their friends could not even restrain them from wanting to get close to me, and they bolted after me as i ran down the street to get away.

That sucks MissConstrue. I've been there. It could be a variety of things are going on.

1.) You have outgrown some of your friends in that you don't want to partake in the drinking to get along thing. That could have the effect on them as not seeing you as part of the group anymore and rejecting them. People are weird about s**t like that. It shouldn't make a difference, but unfortunately it often does. It could also make them project onto you that something is wrong with you because you don't want to do the same things they do (ie. get drunk), because they don't want to see anything wrong with any of their own behaviour.

2.) Random people getting angry at you for no logical or discernable reason could be "dumping" or "scapegoating." Angry projecting people have a way of honing in like a geiger counter on those that don't express anger and they use you like an unwitting toxic dump for their s**t. And that is exactly what it is. THEIR s**t. Not yours. Blow 'em off like they deserve

Well, I think this is something that nobody realizes. I wont to into detail now but..

Part of having AS is social awkwardness and interovertion. People who are socially interoverted are seen by normal people as boring, annoying, or awkward to hang out with or be around. So what does happen sometimes is they wont invite you to hang out with friends of theirs because they are either embarrassed to be around you, or you would make the crazy fun that they would have less fun.

Another thing is people have a tendency to get angry easier at people who have a low self esteem, social awkwardness, etc. There is already an annoyance from the person being boring, or awkward to talk to/be around. A lot of the times we come across as stupid, or for saying stupid things a lot to normal people. So we already come off to them as annoying, and if we say/do something in particular that would seriously annoy them, upset, or anger them they do snap at you, lose interest, and dislike you a lot easier. Eventually what happens to me most of the time is that people will just say something of the like that they can't stand my personality and then will block me on IM, delete me from facebook, or say that they dont want talk anymore.

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I don't know what to do about as*holes who have a tendency to stomp on people like that. Not everyone has to put up with someone like that, and they piss me off.

One of the best ways to reduce social awkwardness is having a higher self esteem. If you stand up for yourself, have confidence to talk to girls, etc you have more energy and wont be as afraid of approaching people and come off as having a higher social standing.

Hi.
Here is a new aspect to the angry reaction dynamic, and it sure is true for me:

the sound of my voice is fundamentally irritable.

this is because I constantly have a mega-processor load of sensory and social stuff.
And, because I have trouble controlling my voice pitch and volume.
Mostly, people assume that I am at a much higher state of arousal/grumpiness than I actually am.
This can spell disaster in social situations for sure, as all those NTs out there make significant judgements about a person by the tone of their voice.

Bumr.

I try to get around this by putting on funny voices, like Borat. Most people get the joke, and even join in. Unfortunately this tactic is not so appropriate for business meetings, or relationship discussions....