Ugh. Intrusive thoughts are the worse
I know how you feel. I have the same problem too as an autistic.
I would say just don't bring it up out of context. if you're talking about yourself (and who you are as a person) that would be the best time to tell them, otherwise you could just find a time where you're not really talking about much and bring it up then.
As much as my mom gives me a hard time, she does help me whenever she wants too. She suffers from depression so it explains why she sometimes has mood swings from time to time.
definitely not taking it too personally, if i got told that i would be mad too .-. it's so hard for me to make and keep friends as well
Thats the same reason why I decided to cut ties with my best friend last year because they told me the same advice about "making friends" I was so annoyed by it that they didn't seem to care what I was going through.
yeah that's understandable tbh
Thanks for the response! I’m glad I’m not just being soft about it. It’s just a little weird hearing something like that. You’d expect people to be a little more considerate with the words they use.
I can relate myself. As an autistic I struggle with coming up with words when speaking to people in person. It doesn't make it easy as an Introvert either. I often have to be very clear on what I say otherwise people may take what I say out of context and use it against me.
it prob seems silly but I genuinely feel so awkward abt it. it's almost like a guilty pleasure, except that I don't feel guilty that I like it, I just feel like lots of people would judge me (including that little stupid voice in my head, most of all). I generally don't care what others think regarding my interests but there's just some part of me that's like "why do you like that so much lol that's weird" and I get embarrassed.
I’ve never felt embarrassed about my interests, I’ve never really had interests that I feel I should be embarrassed about, but sometimes I get distressed because of past experiences by judgemental people.got a question for my fellow autistic/ADHD people: do you guys ever feel really embarrassed about your special interests?
like for instance, I'm not really outwardly embarrassed about my interest in the Super Mario series (I kinda was more so as a kid but I think at this point most people know I really like it), but I am lowkey embarrassed that my favorite enemies (besides chain chomps) are all the stone guys. like idk, it just seems like a weird thing to be so interested in? and I can't even really justify my interest, I've liked them ever since my interest in the series started! I just don't see other people giving them much attention so I feel weird that I like them so much (whereas, say, my interest in Wario and Waluigi is a thing that a lot of people can relate to so I don't really feel bad abt that).
I've been wanting to buy this one lego super mario set for like two weeks and I can't even get myself to search for it bc I'm so embarrassed
*sorry I'm doing that over-explaining crap again lol*
I don't know if it's the same for you, but I literally hate being told to make friends lol. I've been told this a lot over the past year. It's not that easy as I get anxious in social situations, even around people I know sometimes, and I just don't feel the need to expand the amount of friends I have. It would be cool to make friends, but finding people I click with and have the same interests is so difficult irl
Yeah, I definitely can relate. Especially as a kid I was heavily invested in cartoons and cartoon characters for years, but once you get past a certain age, people view it as "childish". So I kept the obsessions to myself right through my teenage years. Nowadays I don't get as heavily invested into things, but my special interests are still heavily judged by other people (like gaming, TV series I like, etc.). So I keep it to myself for the most part, unless I think someone might happen to relate to me. I tend to buy a lot of stuff online related to my interests, so it kinda avoids the embarassmemt of going out in public to buy thingsgot a question for my fellow autistic/ADHD people: do you guys ever feel really embarrassed about your special interests?
like for instance, I'm not really outwardly embarrassed about my interest in the Super Mario series (I kinda was more so as a kid but I think at this point most people know I really like it), but I am lowkey embarrassed that my favorite enemies (besides chain chomps) are all the stone guys. like idk, it just seems like a weird thing to be so interested in? and I can't even really justify my interest, I've liked them ever since my interest in the series started! I just don't see other people giving them much attention so I feel weird that I like them so much (whereas, say, my interest in Wario and Waluigi is a thing that a lot of people can relate to so I don't really feel bad abt that).
I've been wanting to buy this one lego super mario set for like two weeks and I can't even get myself to search for it bc I'm so embarrassed
*sorry I'm doing that over-explaining crap again lol*
Then again, shopping is very limited where I live. I feel you, but I guess you have to remember that you have every right to like whatever you want as long as it makes you happy and that there's no shame in that 
