Stop Limiting Your Special Interests! Let’s Talk Unmasking Special Interests
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- This is a casual video where I talk about how I realized that I have been masking my special interests. I hope it brings you some encouragement to participate in your interests fully without worrying about what other people think.
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I needed to hear this so bad! I love this energy, we really *should* be able to enjoy the things we enjoy without judgment. as long as its not hurt anybody, why make someone/yourself feel bad for having fun?
ty for this vid!
Once again, can’t thank you enough, Rachel 🙌 fellow POC who thinks she might be autistic and have ADHD. (Searching up those keywords is actually how I found your channel!) I can already see by the comments you get on your vids that your channel is reaching so many people who need it, please keep sharing with us! ❤ Also, OMG because I didn’t even realize how much my masking was extending into my special interests! For me, I get obsessive. Like it starts to take over my daily routine. And the interests tend to change so often but what got me is how you said you feel like yours are things that appeal to younger audiences… I felt that! I’ve never really liked a whole lot of “grown-up” shows or activities. I’m really sensitive to a lot of more mature themes. But I’ll watch Wallace & Gromit on replay like there’s no tomorrow 👋😂
Thank you so much for posting this I love the “childish stuff too” I totally get it I am the very same way so yea I am right there with you
Before I knew I'm autistic, I remember thinking "I never get to talk about what I want to talk about at dinner parties." I recognize that now as masking my autism. We have a nephew (also autistic) who masks less who always ends up talking away about Star Wars at the family dinner and I always listen to him and feel jealous because he seems to be having such a good time. I'd have a ball talking about grammar or fiction writing, especially whatever fiction project I'm working on at a given time (which has basically been the same project for the last ten years -- I finally finished it last summer). While that might not sound like a childish interest, I should probably add that when I say fiction writing, I mean writing for young readers. I almost exclusively read tween or young adult fiction and I'm in my 40's. I love it. That's why I write it. So yeah. I get it. Why shouldn't I talk everyone's ear off about YA fiction at the next family gathering? Look out. (We have a family wedding on Saturday) 😅
What is it that you love so much about YA fiction?
@@tiannab328 It comes down to the fact that YA fiction doesn't have the dark, disturbing content that I've encountered too many times reading novels for adults. Tween novels as well are much less likely to be darkly cynical or describe gory deaths or basically contain things I wish I could un-read.
Ok, so why don't you talk about it on your channel? It sounds interesting to me. I'd sub. 🙂
Do u make videos? I didn't know that. I feel like I sort of know u from seeing u around in the comments
I think that would b interesting to discuss at the dinner party
Before i went to bed i would go to this weverse fan account which for my kpop group bts. And i would text like a diary of how my day or what i like for them to do. Its chidlish and i do couselling tips too. It makes my heart feel better and i sleep at night helping others
Omg I was in love with BTS for like 6 months… even tried learning Korean because I had this weird obsession with wanting to understand what they were saying in their songs without translation 👋😂 I think K-pop was my special interest for a while, but anime-and specifically like, the Studio Ghibli movies-was my favorite ❤
My oldest special interest is learning, I did and still do want to learn as much as possible. My primary interest right now is tabletop gaming. I guess my entertainment special interest is Scooby Doo, it's been my favorite TV show since I was 3.
This is weird to ask I know you discovered you was autistic through UA-cam content creators but I find out after so many depression and suicidal.. im not sure if I can recover because a weight has been lifted when autism came to me but now I'm like what do I do. Was my life a lie
Also it was at university I was bullied and outcasted by my peers and some teachers disliked me.... I believe because I didn't know at the time I had to smile and do social Grace but they thought I was rude. It's sad
Hi again Faaya! I don’t know why but when I read this I wished I could have been friends with you in those times 😢I am so sorry that you went throughout such things… it isn’t right the way people treat other people who are different than them. I’ve gone through similar situations and experiences (some from my own family) because of that. Also, I am a Muslim so I always felt like I was failing in my religion because I wasn’t as disciplined as others. But now I know that we get many tests from God because he wants good for us. Trust me, it gets better dear ❤ Ever since I got to know that there are people like me, I’ve been feeling better. Listening to advice from those people helps so much, but I will admit that I still feel very lonely because I don’t have friends and my relationships don’t usually last long because people don’t understand me. But I think people like Rachel are ways for more of us to get to know each other, and that’s pretty cool! 😊 Sorry this comment is so long by the way 😅 I just wanted you to know you’re not alone, not at all. And you made it through such horrible experiences and you’re still here! 🥰 We’re all going to be okay, little by little. Just have faith that it will happen and don’t give up!