i tried to have a nap because i was feeling anxious about how my autism might make other people feel about me and ended up just feeling more anxious about it and also not getting any actual rest so now im just at the computer catastrophizing about being autistic and how it makes me feel like a non-person
doctors: your child is normal
parents: my child is normal
their child: tearfully regrets saying anything ever out of terror that being perceived makes them unlikable and unworthy of life
