#I can’t tell if this me being neurodivergent frustrated or if societal standards/the unwritten rules of social interaction make no sense

[eyenaku]

vent sorta because I don’t understand how like. Humans work and I’m super frustrated and I don’t have anyone to talk to rn but i need to like. say it somewhere if ykwim

I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE CANT JUST? TALK, like. WHy can't people behave in a straightforward way. It’s like there’s all these unwritten unspoken rules of social interaction and nobody tells you if they’re mad they just act different and I can’t tell if they’re mad at me or not or if they’re even acting upset?

It’s like social interaction is this super elaborate dance that I haven’t been taught and I don’t understand how to learn ? Why are there so many things and how come everyone understands it but I can’t?

I understand animals!! It’s so straightforward! I can read body language of animals get along with them easily but with people I just. I don’t understand and it’s so frustrating

I get along well with the elderly and with younger kids because they’re very? Simple? Or straightforward I guess is a better word because they don’t bother with all the extra stuff for the most part I just. Don’t get it. And people often say these demographics are very blunt! And it's like yea! That's easy to understand!! There's not 500 extra things that make no sense that I don't know what to say to keep up with everyone else!!

And it’s not something I can just? Learn either like. I try, I can pick up patterns in behavior and learn what people are feeling when they are behaving a certain way and how to like. Work around it but even then it’s really? Not good like I’m not good at it, it’s really weird feeling and usually ends up with people more upset because nobody SAYS ANYTHING if something is up?!?

I dunno I’m just really frustrated right now I don’t understand? How everything works and it’s really messing with me because Everyone Else Around Me Can Do It! I’m the outlier and it’s so weird because? It’s their behavior that seems irrational to me? Like it’s stuff that makes 0 sense so me because it has a straightforward solution or it’s just. Irrational I dunno? I don’t understand it and I can’t explain it it’s just. It weird

does this make sense to anyone else or am I like genuinely just not understanding something I should??? I don't understand anything and it's just AUHHH

hhdjchdjjd I’m so frustrated