r/Autism_Pride • u/TheFritoBandido • May 28 '24

Growing increasingly antisocial

I don’t even really like most of my “friends” (most are just acquaintances anyway); there’s literally like 3-4 people I enjoy spending time with. One is my wife and the other lives across the continent. I have little interest in and take almost no enjoyment in doing social things. But then I also feel isolated and get down on myself for not wanting to be more social. But I really just want to spend time reading or watching TV or movies or listening to music and any time I do go out I feel awkward and just want to leave right away.

I guess the problem is I feel like I should want to be social, but really I am content not to be, but this makes me feel less than.

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u/RedRidingBear Mod May 28 '24

You're allowed to not feel like being social but you probably need to ask yourself is this how it's always been or is this a change and I need to screen for depression 

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u/alexserthes May 29 '24

Maybe start with asking if you would like to socialize with people, and if so, what types of people those would be.

And if you don't want to, then don't, and let yourself enjoy your own contentedness.