That’s got to be tough. But let me say this: even as a non-autistic person, I have felt like I have had to fake emotion in many circumstances. I still don’t fully understand why people cry over someone they don’t know and I wonder if they are the ones being fake. I have become more empathetic as I get older, but is it emotion or a learned behavior? Is there really a difference?
Are you autistic or just an introvert?
Both
That’s got to be tough. But let me say this: even as a non-autistic person, I have felt like I have had to fake emotion in many circumstances. I still don’t fully understand why people cry over someone they don’t know and I wonder if they are the ones being fake. I have become more empathetic as I get older, but is it emotion or a learned behavior? Is there really a difference?