tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post364555118098653628..comments2024-03-19T18:36:41.875-04:00Comments on Yes, That Too: Explaining How I FeelAlyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06413844178426365789noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post-67727169196558463502014-02-02T03:52:00.339-05:002014-02-02T03:52:00.339-05:00I just got into a /fascinating/ discussion with tw...I just got into a /fascinating/ discussion with two of the group leaders for the Partial Hospitalization Program I'm in now about this very thing! Both know I'm an Aspie. I was talking to the first one, whose adult daughter is Autistic, and was explaining how I can rarely /know/ the word for what I'm feeling. I can typically easily identify that it's bad and in my chest feeling icky and causes some flapping, but I can't identify too much past that positive/negative thing. She's really into DBT, and was hypothesizing about whether, in my own head, I really need to be able to name the emotion. If I know it's negative and sits in my chest, do I have try to fight to label it more clearly since I already know how it feels? We agreed that being able to name it was a valuable tool for me interacting with others, especially in close relationships, because it made communication easier. She concluded that really, though, naming them wasn't crucial for my own well-being. The next day, I talked with the group leader for my process group, who has several NT children who are incredibly good with emotional stuff. She comes from a background of CBT and DBT. She disagreed with the first therapist because different emotions may mean I would want to process them differently. If I know it's negative and sad, I might process differently than negative and angry or negative and scared. She agreed that it eased communication with others, but also thought it was secondary to the benefit I could actually get by working to name my own emotions. I thought the whole thing was just fascinating. I love to see other with ASDs processing this stuff, especially those of us who are all around the same age. I'm still chewing on the whole interaction; I don't know what I think of the two opinions yet.jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11349232456328319714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post-47153525119098040772014-01-28T01:32:25.661-05:002014-01-28T01:32:25.661-05:00Feelings. I can't do the categories for feelin...Feelings. I can't do the categories for feelings and emotions. I can get broad categories fine, but anything in more detail is pretty hopeless, because I just won't know what it is. I have a few that I have figured out, but even then, I can only get it from observing how my body is moving. Alanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12134921226442737583noreply@blogger.com