Being a “Defaults to explaining things to people even if they might already know, because the risk of redundancy is preferable to the risk of leaving someone out, and it’s very important that everyone be included” autist in a world full of “Explains things as a social power move”
It has occurred to me the reason why it’s difficult for me to express vulnerable emotions (crying) is because I’ve spent all of my life never having the safe space to do so because I always have to keep it together, never fail and take care of everyone around me.