Over the years, I have come to realize that I'm probably autistic (specifically Asperger's Syndrome). While I have a strong empathy towards the weak (both people and animals), I don't care much for people I don't feel are in that category.
I don't form bonds. People are disposable to me. I care about specific others as I would care for anyone else but there is nobody special to me. I have had almost no contact with my parents for over 35 years. It's not that they were bad parents in the sense that they were abusive or grossly negligent, it's just that I made little connection to them. So I disposed of them.
If you met me under good circumstances, you would probably find me to be an amiable, likable guy. But I'm not someone you could count on as a true friend because I rarely bond. I am deficient in that way. I recognize it but I don't know how to correct it. As Popeye said, "I am what I am."
I don't form bonds. People are disposable to me. I care about specific others as I would care for anyone else but there is nobody special to me. I have had almost no contact with my parents for over 35 years. It's not that they were bad parents in the sense that they were abusive or grossly negligent, it's just that I made little connection to them. So I disposed of them.
If you met me under good circumstances, you would probably find me to be an amiable, likable guy. But I'm not someone you could count on as a true friend because I rarely bond. I am deficient in that way. I recognize it but I don't know how to correct it. As Popeye said, "I am what I am."
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
