We have become too articulate about our suffering & too inarticulate about our strength. The more elegantly we describe our wounds, the harder it becomes to leave them behind. When a struggle becomes part of your identity, overcoming it feels like a betrayal of who you are.
they were not lying. watching smiling friends will literally change the way you speak. im like 3 times better at in-person conversations now after binging it and i have no idea how or why.
highly recommend this to my fellow autistic ppl