Lysander
Well-Known Member
So, at one point I was manipulated out of a huge amount of money by my mother. I should have known better, but at the time I was feeling guilty. We hadn't spoken for a long time and even when I was younger, we didn't get along. She and my older siblings were always close, and I was always like an intruder. But I had been obsessively watching self help videos that advised you should make things right with your family and your life wherever possible, and I thought that was what I was doing.
My spouse's mother is similar to mine in that she often asks for large sums of cash and makes him feel guilty for not handing it over.
While not everyone's mothers are necessarily the ones taking advantage, I was wondering if situations like this can sometimes happen to people with ASD? I strongly feel that my lack of emotional intelligence, self awareness, and obsessive desire to "make it right" were strong contributing factors to allowing my mother to manipulate me.
My spouse's mother is similar to mine in that she often asks for large sums of cash and makes him feel guilty for not handing it over.
While not everyone's mothers are necessarily the ones taking advantage, I was wondering if situations like this can sometimes happen to people with ASD? I strongly feel that my lack of emotional intelligence, self awareness, and obsessive desire to "make it right" were strong contributing factors to allowing my mother to manipulate me.