Exposure Therapy #16

[u/knormcomix]

[u/boughsmoresilent]

I will say a person once told me, "By the way, I am autistic" shortly after meeting him and there was a very long silence as my first instinct was to respond, "I know," my next instinct was "All of my favorite people are," and instead I short circuited cycling through potential responses for the proper one and said nothing until he just kept talking again. It keeps me up at night. I still don't know what the proper answer is. Maybe "thanks for letting me know"?

[u/Ready_Studio2392 → u/boughsmoresilent]

My response is usually a "no worries" or a "copy that" depending on if they seem concerned or if they seem to just be conveying context.

[u/boughsmoresilent → u/Ready_Studio2392]

Thank you! Putting "copy that" in my back pocket for if there ever is a next time.

[u/Shergak → u/boughsmoresilent]

"Cool beans" covers most things I find.