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24 Jan 2010, 9:01 am

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The above post is one of the most insightful I've seen with regards to AS and emotions. It clearly explains the huge gap between feeling emotions and knowing what to do with them. Unlike NTs, we don't have that instinctive understanding of how to manage emotions- how to express them or let them go.


We can learn to replace that instinctive knowledge and behavior be means of rational processes, though. Ironically, the more rational you are, the easier it gets to mimic the behavior or neurotypicals.



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24 Jan 2010, 9:33 am

Salonfilosoof wrote:
Carl_LaFong wrote:
The above post is one of the most insightful I've seen with regards to AS and emotions. It clearly explains the huge gap between feeling emotions and knowing what to do with them. Unlike NTs, we don't have that instinctive understanding of how to manage emotions- how to express them or let them go.


We can learn to replace that instinctive knowledge and behavior be means of rational processes, though. Ironically, the more rational you are, the easier it gets to mimic the behavior or neurotypicals.


Yes, but I still cannot cry on demand to release emotion, and it is still sometimes almost impossible to quiet rage.


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Yes, but I still cannot cry on demand to release emotion, and it is still sometimes almost impossible to quiet rage.


Same here. Emotions have to be genuine and come from the heart..... and when they do, they aren't always easy to stop rushing through your head....