sharlinski
New Member
Since my recent self-diagnosis I've been trying to unravel the decades-old, layered-on mask from what I am really like underneath. My feelings are never right, and so I have ignored, suppressed, or tried to change what I'm feeling for my whole life, almost 50 years.
One thing I've noticed since I started paying attention is that I have a huge blind spot for what my body is trying to tell me. And then when I notice my body's needs I want to completely ignore them for as long as possible. For instance, when I am thirsty or hot I don't recognize these things until it's an emergency. I rarely have the feeling of being thirsty, outside of physically exerting myself, and that might just be the feeling of a dry throat.
So I'm wondering if I have been ignoring my body for so long that it's ingrained, or if this might be a symptom common to autism.
One thing I've noticed since I started paying attention is that I have a huge blind spot for what my body is trying to tell me. And then when I notice my body's needs I want to completely ignore them for as long as possible. For instance, when I am thirsty or hot I don't recognize these things until it's an emergency. I rarely have the feeling of being thirsty, outside of physically exerting myself, and that might just be the feeling of a dry throat.
So I'm wondering if I have been ignoring my body for so long that it's ingrained, or if this might be a symptom common to autism.