So apparently I may have Asperger's. This is a surprise to me. Going to be scheduling some tests to make a better determination.
Although, this would explain a great many things.
Oh. I have a sister with aspergers. Jesus is it a hassle. Hope you cope well.
Well, I'm not sure what I'm coping with. I don't feel particularly socially maladjusted. But apparently many of my friends have thought for years that I should be tested for it. No one apparently thought to inform me. But it would explain some of the things like the lack of grieving when people close to me have died or when close friends have suffered huge tragedies. I mean, I'm sad for them but on self-examination, I'm not sure if I'm genuinely
emotionally sad, or just purely on an intellectual level like "This person has suffered a significant tragedy, and they are a friend. Thus, I should feel sympathy for them." I mean, I barely cried when my grandfather (who raised me) died suddenly. I'm facing potential divorce and not being there to see my children grow up, and yet my physical response is flat. Even the therapist today noted that I was discussing the issue as though it were a routine occurrence of no real consequence.
I mean, I'm not a Sheldon. I recognize sarcasm. I am quite acquainted with emotions like happiness and anger. But there are definitely a number of the other symptoms that I can see. I don't know. It'll be interesting to see what they find out.