They Call Me Arrogant; Egoistical

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People either think I'm egotistical or overtly humble. I have a large vocabulary and a wide knowledge of medical phenomenon, yet I'm easily depressed, perfectionistic, and I cry easily (I've cried during Gumby once). I feel guilty about it, but I have a hard time hiding the fact that I'm not like everyone else...it's embarrasing. Because of this, I was dissed by a sixth grader.

I like your post! You sound like me. I get both "you're full of yourself" and "you're way too hard on yourself," sometimes in the same conversation from the same person. We're hard to figure out.


Cheers,

TH

a slight inclination of the cranium is as adequate as a spasmodic movement of one optic directed toward an equine quadruped devoid of it's visionary capacity.

We sometimes make NT's look stupid. Best to avoid them if they harass you for being clever.

My AS clinician/counsellor said I was overbearing too. She told me to tone it down as I scare prospective friends away.

I told her I didnt want to go through life stooping around others because I am over bearing.

Shes prolly right from an NT perspective. Maybe a lobotomy would help me

Yep, I've been called arrogant - but not egotistic. Perhaps I am just too much of the former so that people could notice the latter
Dammit, when I know something I say it (and when I don't know, I promptly admit it). People who know me also know well that they may benefit from the information they get from me. The others might think I'm arrogant but I've noticed they don't mind using the 'data bank' at all.

You just said it yourself, it seems you're only acting or pretending to be supportive and sociable when you could really care less (bored and want to do something else) and people are picking up on your insincerety. Futhermore, you might not have the ability to or might not be willing to empathize with others' suffering which could even be a borderline sociopathic tendency.