@cinnamon i feel this too! maybe it's a thing that adhd overlaps with?
if i talk about a thing that i feel like someone else isn't into, i feel really self-conscious that i'm taking up their time
i think this is because it's very hard for me to focus on things that don't interest me, which makes it take a lot of effort to try and stay engaged with someone who clearly really likes a thing, because i don't want to trample on their enthusiasm
but i also don't want to put others into that sitch
@cinnamon huh! i'll definitely need to give that a watch!
because like, coming at this from the opposite side you are, i see so much overlap, so it'd be neat to understand what the heck is going on with that, ahah
@thingywott there is a lot of overlap with adhd and autism for sure
i didn't really realise how it all worked and how much of a legitimate spectrum autism really was until i watched this video recently, which does a good job at explaining the differences and similarities of the two things https://youtu.be/xQc5Feyl2GE