#you'd think being unable to “read between the lines” and receive invisible subliminal messages is as harmful as m*urder

[petiolata]

😒 is texting ur partner screenshots of your emails to check if they're appropriately worded bad "reassurance-seeking"?

Ive had a hard time wrapping my head around that concept as a maladaptive/harmful practice.

But like. I have zero faith in my ability to correctly communicate with human beings given how many unspoken rules and invisible pitfalls there are. And how often ND people are treated like they're evil incarnate for some (imo) harmless minor gaff.

It would be great if knowing your intentions are good actually let you have some confidence your interactions will be fine. But instead ppl are mean as hell to well-intentioned ND people so we get to walk on eggshells our whole lives, wondering what little unintentional mistake we'll be ripped into over.

Idk. Anyway.