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First day of school anyone
#my art#im already suffering#someone give this girl a nap she's#VISIBLY FALLING APART!!!#at the seams!!!!#say we take what has been torn apart#say we mend any patchwork diswork?#but like generally me#gotten lost thrice#late to two lessons#fell asleep on two lessons#given up trying to our in any effort by fifth lesson#had to ask class for directions#and also was too scared to group people once#yikes#sigh...#me getting assigned the class gathering role and looking at you looking at you looking at you and not saying anything#im scared#please do something#is that social anxiety or autism#anyway today was great /srs#like there are way worser ways to be in school#im just not used to doing so much and feeling so tired
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How people think I am when I say I’m autistic: Hello foolish neurotypical! Would you like to— GET OUT OF MY CHAIR THAT’S MY CHAIR! Would you like to watch me instantly solve some calculus equations? :)
What I’m actually like: Hi! (Oh God why did I say that? Idiot. They probably think I’m so annoying now. Fuck, I never think before I speak. This is why I’ll never have any friends. I’m doomed.)
#autism#autistic#actually autistic#disability#neurodiversity#neurodivergent#neurodiverse#neurodivergence#social anxiety
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Omg omg omg. It all makes so much more sense when you realise it's not social anxiety but a fear of being perceived.
Why do you feel more comfortable with a long coat and a mask as opposed to summer clothes?
Why do you DESPISE taking pictures? Especially if it's someone else and not you taking them.
Why do you feel like you have to stop doing whatever it was you were doing when someone passes by?
Why don't you want to tell anyone how leisurely you go about your day, taking a nap, going for a snack, sitting on your phone playing games etc. because you know they will comment on it and even though it's not negative or mockery it's still feels like you've been perceived?
Why can't you make eye contact? Why can you do it only if the other person is looking away but the second when they look at you you stop listening and when you're the one speaking you can't bear to look at them because you know their eyes are on you and they are perceiving you?
Why don't you want to dress excessively or wear nicer clothes? Because you will stand out
People mistake you for shy because you don't speak often, but it's really the fear of drawing attention to yourself more than it is the things you actually say, isn't it?
Why do you hate overpopulated areas even when no one is speaking? BUT you still feel more comfortable when more than one person is in the room (but not too many!) so that the burden of being perceived is directed on someone else and you can safely lay back just observing the scene.
It's all a defence mechanism
#autism#audhd#actually autistic#autistic things#actually audhd#adhd#actually adhd#adhd problems#neurodivergence#neurodivergent#neurodiversity#social anxiety#anxitey#fear of being perceived
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#autistic things#autistic life#autism#actually autistic#neurodivergent#neurospicy#funny memes#memes#social anxiety#adhd brain#adhd#adhd problems#funny
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My fellow fanfic authors, I'm begging on my hands and knees – and Ima hold your hand as I say this – you gotta respond to the readers that leave comments on your work.
I know social anxiety is the worst (trust, my autistic ass understands) but I promise you, nothing deters a reader from commenting more than seeing a comment section with no replies as you continue to post fanfics. Even if it's as simple as "thanks for reading!" or just some cute emojis, it'll show that you're actually engaging with your audience!
We work so hard on our writing, and those of us that post them online want it to be seen, right? Indulging in our little fandoms is how we build connections with people that feel the same way.
It might be hard or even scary, but I find the more you socialize with others (especially in a more controlled environment like a comment section), the easier it gets! 💕
#so go out there and respond to them comments!! you got this!! 🫶💖✨️#fanfic#fanfiction#ao3#writing#writing community#fandom#comments#fanfic readers#fanfic authors#social anxiety#autism#neurodivergent#rambles#my writing
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Why the “why” is important…
The Autistic Teacher
#autism#actually autistic#why the why is important#reducing anxiety#communication#social expectations#neurodivergent#neurodiversity#actually neurodivergent#feel free to share/reblog#The Autistic Teacher (facebook)
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Ever since my videos on Youtube and TikTok started getting popular, people would recognize me out in the wild and then realize that I am SO AWKWARD in person.
I LOVE meeting people... but I never know what to say and I always feel like I've disappointed them afterwards.
So, a few months ago... I printed up cards that I could give to people I meet that has an apology inside.
If you happen to see me, please say hi.
But be patient with me... I'm doing my best to "people" .
Sending Big Hugs from the Hobbit Hole. ♥♥♥
Scott
#art#artists on tumblr#traditional art#drawing#art nouveau#peopling#autism#being autistic#being an artist#shyness#introvert#social anxiety#social awkwardness
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In most situations, random people are too preoccupied with their own shit to really notice let alone judge you. And IF random strangers are busy judging you for any superficial reason, that reflects badly on THEM and says nothing bad about you
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Shoutout to all the people who...
Are always talked over in group settings
Rehearse what they are going to say loads of times in their head and still end-up with their words coming out jumbled
Take longer to process jokes/people's speech
Just get brushed-off when they ask people to repeat their jokes
Always feel like they are seen as an acquaintance rather than a best friend by others
Find parties overwhelming and feel boring for preferring nights in
Feel lonely but also don't know how to go about making friends as an adult
Feel embarrassed/ashamed for not having friends
#mental health#mental illness#sadcore#loneliest#alone with my thoughts#feeling alone#you are not alone#social anxiety#introvert#actually autistic#unmasking autism#autism#neurodiversity#asd#autistic#actually autism#shoutout
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God made me this way because he knew I'd be too powerful if I had social skills
#social skills#social anxiety#shy#introverted#infp#autism#autistic#social cues#charisma#audh#actually neurodivergent
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I love you everyone with crooked teeth!
I love you everyone with yellow teeth!
I love you everyone who has braces!
I love you everyone who wears headgear!
I love you everyone with missing teeth!
I love you everyone with fake teeth!
I love you everyone with gaps between their teeth!
Keep smiling! It’s beautiful!
#mental health#positivity#self care#mental illness#self help#recovery#ed recovery#body positivity#body image#body positive#self healing#self improvement#self care reminder#thinspø#bpd#therapy#neurodivergent#autism#autistic#self h@rm#thin$po#depressing shit#girlblogging#healing#actually bpd#education#studying#social anxiety#positive quotes#adhd
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Maybe I'm not introverted, maybe I want community, gossiping over a glass of wine, coffee shop dates, dying in some club's dirty bathroom, knowing half a city and saying hello to my favourite restaurant waiter; maybe I got too badly burned too young, just got too scared, settled for living in numbing comfort
#dark academia#chaotic academia#art#aesthetic#academia#dark romanticism#light academia#writing#quotes#literature#introvert#introversion#autism#adhd#social anxiety#actually mentally ill#big city life#coffee#coffee shop#spilled ink#anxitey#ambivert#artist#writers on tumblr#mine
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Autism & Anger Rumination
Autistic Qualia
#autism#actually autistic#autism awareness month#autism acceptence month#autism and anger#anger rumination#deppresion#social anxiety#emotional dysregulation#disruptive behaviors#RRBs in autistic individuals#restrictive and restrictive and repetitive behaviors#neurodivergence#neurodiversity#actually neurodivergent#feel free to share/reblog#Autistic Qualia (Facebook)
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maybe unpopular opinion but probably one of the least useful pieces of advice I've ever got as an auDHD person to the question of "how tf does one make friends" was to go and join clubs/groups that do hobbies I enjoy. Not only does this not actually answer the question of how to make friends (yknow, how to approach people, how to start a conversation, how to appear friendly enough that they don't immediately reject you for existing, how to actually keep them as friends later on, etc), but also the chance of me choosing to force myself into the discomfort of "making smalltalk with random strangers" is absolutely nonexistent when the alternative of engaging with a hyperfixation is not only socially acceptable but even encouraged
#autistic#autism#actually autistic#adhd#actually adhd#neurodivergent#actually neurodivergent#one time a friend of mine took me to a knitting club#she kept telling me beforehand how nice everyone was and#i shouldn't be anxious cuz they are all nice ppl#when we got there the social anxiety got to me#so to calm myself i took out my project of the time#i then proceeded to hyperfocus on knitting for the rest of#the two hours that we spent there#ignoring everyone else and not talking whatsoever#and since they didn't approach me either i just sat there in silence#she obviously couldn't pass up the opportunity to make fun of me afterwards#needless to say i never went back there again#cuz i mean if i wanna knit i'm gonna to it in the safety of my home#i don't need the added stress of masking in front of others#i still don't know how to make friends
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i think the thing that sets autism social anxiety apart from general social anxiety is that it’s not “anxiety” or nervousness, it’s genuine paralyzing fear
#everytime i go outside it’s like i’ve never left the house before#so confusing#i feel like a covid baby experiencing the world for the first time istg#autism#autistic#actually autistic#asd#autism spectrum disorder#on the spectrum#autistic things#autistic problems#autism problems#social anxiety#autism social anxiety
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