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What's the most baffling thing about neurotypical people?
MrBlu:
--- Quote from: jesslc on 26 Sep 2019, 03:10 ---Plenty of things, but if I have to pick one I'll go with performing happiness for the "Hi, how are you?" exchange. I can't do it. I understand that this is just a stock greeting phrase, and my job is to complete the circuit by responding with "Good, and how are you?"
Well, I understand all that in theory - but I find myself incapable of saying I'm good when I'm not. I've had to come up with some socially acceptable responses that I can say when I'm not good. Because responding with a true response when you're not good is generally not socially acceptable. I've taken to using "could be worse" a lot. It's generally true and it doesn't result in people staring at you like you made some horrible faux pas.
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This is a good one. I personally hate it. I've social anxiety already too, so if I walk into a crowded place, I now how to do my rehearsed small talk to everyone in the room. Also, I live in Canada now, so everyone is overly polite and let me the fuck OUT
hedgie:
This whole "forced gratitude" that seems to crop up during the holidays. In my mind, expecting something in return kinda ruins the whole point in giving something to begin with.
Pilchard123:
The various flavours of greetings and the like talked about upthread are probably phatic expressions.
Of course, Tom Scott made a video about it.
knavecornbread:
My neurotypical roommate just told me that she's going to continue doing the things I've told her are exacerbating all my mental health issues, because her therapist (who's never met me) told her that it'll help me build resiliency.
So what I don't understand why she thinks she knows me better than I know myself. I mean, I don't go around violating her boundaries and telling her it's for her own good, do I?
Thrillho:
That sounds like some bullshit that therapist is shifting.
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