Is it possible that conversations can be overwhelming? Bc every time my mother talks to me about certain topics (even if the conversation has barely started) I immediatly feel cornered and overwhelmed and shut down and it feels like my fight or flight mode is being turned on. I told her that, that the conversation (that barley started) makes me feel overwhelmed. She just told me that she doesn’t get how a conversation can be overwhelming and that if she found certain conversations overwhelming, then I’d have a reason to be stressed out. And when she asked me what exactly about the conversation I found overwhelming I didn’t have an answer. Am I just being dramatic? (Sorry if that ask makes you uncomfortable or sth. I just really needed to vent, and am seriously questioning myself right now. Absolutely love your new PFP btw.)
Your mother is being unreasonable, self-centered, and (probably unintentionally) ableist.
Just because something doesn’t overwhelm one person doesn’t mean it doesn’t overwhelm another.
Many autistic people and other neurodivergent– or even just introverted!– people are overwhelmed by coversations.
Discussion ¬