u/Altruistic_Anxiety99

I’m writing an AU in which the characters do not know each other yet, but switch bodies randomly one day. However, they speak two very different languages. I’m wondering if it would make more sense if they suddenly understood the language once they were in the other persons body (i could get hand wavy with the science) or if it should be more difficult and they have to manually learn the language as long as they are stuck in each others body. I’m leaning towards the latter but i’d like to hear some thoughts on this!

I am genuinely so confused as to how i’m supposed to be anything near confident as an autistic person, in regards to relationships and otherwise.

I can manage being acquaintances with people. I know how to be casual, be friendly, I even like small talk. But the second my relationships advance to the point where I want to try being genuine, my social interactions get an annoyed or confused response…or worse, I get treated like i’m a little kid who said something funny on accident that they don’t understand. It‘s been like this my entire life.

I get told to just be myself, but doesn’t that rely on the idea that you are a more likable person when you act more genuine? How am i supposed to like myself, or be myself, in any capacity when myself isn’t something thats likable to most people? And I know everyone I interact with doesn’t have to love me, or like me. I get that. But I want to have real friends, I want to be social, but it literally does not work for the aforementioned reasons. I am entirely alone because who I am is not palatable. Being myself is simply a bad thing to be.

I am so tired.