Find your tribe in a Sea of Creativity
Exactly this! On top of having ADHD and autism, I have severe anxiety. So, I’m afraid to even TELL people not to jokingly make fun of my interests. I told my best friend about my hyperfixation (special interest? eh, I can’t tell the difference anymore) on Invader Zim and she made fun of it. “Really? You’re still obsessed with that show? The show that ended YEARS ago? It’s kind of cringe now looking back at it.” When I tried to explain (and tried to ignore her calling it “cringe”) that there’s still new content to consume like the movie that came out in 2019, the comics, fan art, fanfics, etc. I then got made fun of for reading/writing fanfics. When she noticed I was upset she was like “Aw, come on! You know I’m kidding!” Do I? Do I know that? Now I’m afraid to even SHARE my interests with people. I don’t talk about it anymore, and if I find someone with the same interests, I’m still anxious talking about it in fear of being judged.
ok not to be adhd on main but if you even JOKINGLY make fun of me for my interests thats it. i wont ever be able to trust you again because im positive youre constantly judging me and making fun of me behind my back. thats just the way it is!!