Autism and flat affect2/19/2024 ![]() ![]() Positive emotions overwhelm me, and I can have a flat affect when I’m not in a performative mode. ![]() I crave solitude and alone time and would nearly always prefer to be alone when given the option. And while I crave deep connection, I don’t need many social interactions to sustain me. ![]() It takes a lot for me to subject my body to socializing. I have very low social energy and can be quite self-preserving. I was often perplexed by the paradox I seemed to occupy-being a deeply relational, empathetic soul who cares about humanity while also struggling with the realities of being with fellow humans in physical space. At the time, this was the only language I had to describe my relational peculiarities. Before discovering my autism, I would frequently reference my “schizoidness”. ![]()
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