People who like you don't expect you to be socially perfect. And if someone did expect me to be socially perfect, I would not want to be friends with them.

Uh oh; this is posted to an autism instance? I thought it was just my social anxiety

This is literally what anyone with SA has to deal with on a daily basis.

General and social anxiety are correlated with some types of autism. Doesn’t mean everyone on the spectrum has anxiety nor that everyone who experiences these types of anxiety is on the spectrum. But it is a data point. String enough of them together and you just might stumble your way into a diagnosis. Or that’s how I did anyway.

Are we under your umbrella or are you under ours?

We're recruiting 😈

Yes, statistics is indeed cool

Social Anxiety!

Maybe like this one:

"oh God, I can't even umbrella correctly"

Love me or hate me, all I can be is me.

Thanks!

Comorbidity unity!

I have both SA and ED :(

i never could relate to Jake. his childhood was way more safe and supported than mine. and as an adult, he turned out more confident and regret-free than i could ever be. not that he had zero regrets (especially his future elderly self), just less than have.

of course, i do relate to the text in the image

Amen to all that. Can you imagine a parent being as affectionate and permissive as Sisko?

Emotional Dysregulation?

erectile dysfunction executive dysfunction