Neurodivergent on Sidechat | have realized that many neurotypicals in fact prefer when you don’t relate to their story! was asking a sorta-friend about their summer research + told them that what they did reminded me of an article i’d read, and i could feel the social interaction 📉

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Neurodivergent 10w

have realized that many neurotypicals in fact prefer when you don’t relate to their story! was asking a sorta-friend about their summer research + told them that what they did reminded me of an article i’d read, and i could feel the social interaction 📉

Anonymous 10w

i show i’m engaged with the conversation by relating to it so imagine my surprise when i found out that many people see that as making the conversation about myself 😭

Anonymous 10w

you just gotta follow it up by asking another question to turn it back to them. people just like talking about themselves and feeling like someone is interested in what they’re doing

Anonymous 9w

Honestly I truly don’t get this cause I feel bad when I do the thing where you relate to someone else story by telling a similar one of your own but like I’ve heard repeatedly that other neurodivergent people enjoy it and also like I truly cannot stop myself lol it is an automatic part of how I respond empathetically. Like I do feel bad when I do it but when I really think about it it doesn’t make sense why it’s that bad😭 Like I guess maybe talking over someone’s experience?