I keep accidentally p!ssing some people off lately

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I seem terrible with one of my friends. I keep on doing things that are embarrassing or weird or stupid, and I could tell it annoys her, and so I immedidately stop and never do or say it again, and I really feel like kicking myself afterwards. First I kept on saying about my top anxiety, which is people staring at me. I kept on saying, ''people keep on looking at me'', until she finally snapped at me, ''well stop touching your face then! People will look if you keep touching your face!'' And she abruptly grabbed my hands and swung them down. Now she's took to jumping out at me each time I go to itch my nose or get an eyelash out of my eye. But I haven't mentioned the people staring at me thing since. Next it was about me getting in people's way in shops and making me feel all awkward. I said it 2 or 3 times in a supermarket, until she snapped, ''well stand behind me then, Josie!'' And she pulled me behind her, so I knew that I was annoying her again and so I've been careful of not mentioning standing in the way since. Then just yesterday I was looking at the buses to see if somebody whom we don't like and like to avoid was going to get on one, and my friend knows that I have a crush on a bus-driver (even though I've only ever mentioned him once), and she said in an irritated voice, ''why are you looking at the buses, Josie?!'' And I quickly stopped and said, ''I am not - I saw that person who we both don't like standing at the bus stop, and I was just seeing if she was going to get on the bus, that's all.'' I hate it when people use my name too, because that usually means they're getting fed up.

I don't know what's going to be next. Talk about my Aspie-ness suddenly coming into place all of a sudden! But it only seems to show more with this particular friend (who is NT), but I don't seem to show any Aspie-ness with all my other NT friends. I just keep on accidentally pissing her off.

Anyone else find they accidentally piss people off, and feeling like kicking yourself?

I haven't been "aspie" very long, or at least I haven't figured it out until recently so am not the best to ask advice off but from what you say, this friend is looking for any excuse to attack you and make you feel worse, if you only screw up around her then you have to ask what her motivation is to keep attacking you...

Is it to knock your confidence even further so she looks better, are you better looking than her or have better hair so she has to bring you down in another way?

I find that friends for us are harder, but I also find that being blunt and asking what the hell somebodies problem is clears the air a lot faster than pussyfooting around any issue lol

I cannot post a link yet, but if you search in this very subforum for the topic titled "ASD and disproportionate effects of bullying" by Jayo it might be of interest to you

(I am 33, have been aspie all my life but only recently started putting 2+2 together to reach 55 and though I am undiagnosed too many things have fallen into place for it to be coincidence)

By the way, as an afterthought, what is NT?

Even NTs have "buttons". Things that really bug them and they even may be irrational somewhat. It could be that this friend is really bugged by you touching your face? Could it be that this friend really likes you, but is having a hard time with people staring at you? Could you have a nice talk with her and tell her that it really bothers you too that you do some of these things. You wish you could stop, but just can't. Maybe you can ask her if she has any suggestions? Sometimes people will turn around if you ask them for help. Makes them feel a bit better about themselves.

Welcome to my life. I piss people off all the time, and they never bother to tell me what it is that I did.