Hey sorry bout the title but I was stuck what do put as the heading as I am not that great at putting words together that really made sense!!!!
But I just won't to ask if other fellow Aspies get really emotional over things like watching a movie or an ad on TV thats got violence or some1 being killed or stuff like that like I know im a guy and yeah im not afraid to admit that I cry I even cried watching Bambi when his mother died and he was lefted alone that was really emotional for me as I could relate to as it feel half the time i'm lefted alone to fend for myself and I can relate to other things like certain songs trigger me as well like the lyrics of them I'm really not that good at expressing myself so i'm sorry if you are reading this and can't make ne sense out of it......
Is it just me thats like this or is it it all part an parcel of living with Aspergers we are just too sensitive to certain things?? ! is anybody else the same! It's not driving me insane but I just wanna know that i'm not alone on this topic!!!
Thanx for reading
Aaron
Hail Aaron,
I seem to only have an emotional response to non-human animal suffering portrayed in movies, such as you mentioned above. There are a few movies specifically that I will not watch for example to provide more scope to what I mean as I will not watch the following due to possible sickly emotion:
Old Yeller
Cujo (I seem to be irrational enough to feel something even for a drooling rabid stricken doggie!)
Marlow and Me
Beastmaster (Near the end, I recall being near traumatized as a kiddie by the critter sacrificing itself so to speak for the small group in which it was family - I prefer not to watch it again at this later age to avoid suppressible yet not by choice reflex to non-human animal harm)
So, in response to your emotional overdrive by certain stories portrayed well or trigger specified to what you are emotionally vulnerable to, I understand enough to say you are not alone. The spectrum in which I seem to be afflicted seems to be rather narrow compared to you, however, it sounds as if we would be thinking the same things when such moments pass. Ye are not alone and keep in mind that it's perhaps a "neurotypical" response or at least one aspect of such experiences and perhaps seemly heightened due to your normal lackluster resolve.
Imagine a boxer (I loath the sport but you get the point I hope) who for lack of a better phrase takes pride in being the undefeated champion. In this case, once you become acclimated to not having said response, including those who know you, then to have any response or perhaps even greater than normal will only exacerbate the feeling/emotion.
The end.
