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Alone pros/cons (i.imgur.com)
submitted 2 years ago by sature@discuss.tchncs.de to c/autism@lemmy.world
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I strongly identify with this meme 😛. Thought others here might as well. There’s this “paradox” of much preferring solitude much of the time while knowing you need other people in your corner in life.

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[-] IvyRaven@midwest.social 15 points 2 years ago

It's 'funny' because I want to interact with people, but interacting as myself means I feel drained. It's a vicious cycle.

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