I was diagnosed with autism at the age of 11 and since that age I have grown to form biases (some that people would even claim to be extreme) and I honestly think that they have hindered me in some way in life, especially when it comes to making friends or being someone of even slight importance.
I'm biased when it comes to what music I listen to (which is one band only and has been for over 10 years now) and what video games I play so much so that I mentally compare my level of interest in a certain hobby to another persons when they claim to be interested in the same thing I am.
I'm extremely narrow minded in my interests and I do everything in my power not to stray from them, I consider them to be a part of who I am and I couldn't imagine how I'd have made it this far without them.
I've had friends leave in the past because of my biases and how strongly I feel towards them. So now as kind of a preventative, when I explain to people what my interests are I give them a very brief description and then move the conversation on to something else as quickly as possible, although I do worry that they might think I'm hiding something.
I don't know. I tried to word this as best as possible with what was swarming around in my head. I'm sure I'm not the only person that thinks like this, but my mind always seems to think what I go through no one else does.
I'm biased when it comes to what music I listen to (which is one band only and has been for over 10 years now) and what video games I play so much so that I mentally compare my level of interest in a certain hobby to another persons when they claim to be interested in the same thing I am.
I'm extremely narrow minded in my interests and I do everything in my power not to stray from them, I consider them to be a part of who I am and I couldn't imagine how I'd have made it this far without them.
I've had friends leave in the past because of my biases and how strongly I feel towards them. So now as kind of a preventative, when I explain to people what my interests are I give them a very brief description and then move the conversation on to something else as quickly as possible, although I do worry that they might think I'm hiding something.
I don't know. I tried to word this as best as possible with what was swarming around in my head. I'm sure I'm not the only person that thinks like this, but my mind always seems to think what I go through no one else does.
, and to add on if your friends really were your friends they would not ditch you for having your biases because its a part of who you are and if your friends are ready to leave you for that or you feel the need to hide that part of yourself from them then I think its also a good thing to re-evaluate who you have in your life (I hope im not offending). To me a friend is someone who is accepting of who you are but also helps to improve you as well; growing together as people.
