@tessintheclouds: the silence means I love you The way that my demeanor shifts when I’m back with my boyfriend is literally instantaneous. Sometimes I don’t even realize how exhausted I am until I come home to him and I feel safe to be myself. My facial expressions drop, my vocal affect flattens, and my energy almost completely drops off. This immediate decompression might look strange from the outside, but it’s a sign of safety🫶🏻 it’s so important to have safe people that we can fully unmask around #masking #neurodivergent
My wife sent this to me. Guys what’s a planned food dinner?
2026-09-15 16:03:39
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franka :
"i used all my words for the day" and "i'd actually love to be in listening mode" is sooooo on point
2026-09-14 16:32:21
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Kai :
my partner and I are both learning sign language so that I can talk when I dont have words
2026-09-14 19:45:39
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Moth✨✨ :
I call it “evil time”
2026-09-14 19:55:47
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HarleyBear :
I send this to my hubs around 5x a month lol.
2026-09-14 17:29:57
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Nah :
My daughter says “i don’t wanna do talking right now, just quiet” when I pick her up from preschool 🥺
2026-09-14 18:49:37
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clementine99 :
Wait do most people not go nonverbal when they’re super stressed? 😳
2026-09-15 00:35:43
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Andrea Cuevas López :
last night I felt so seen by my bf, I'm super introverted and you know "undiagnosed but something's going on", so it's a holiday in Mexico and people always do dinner parties, which I completely dread... at some point he was like "hey, we're leaving! I have a head ache, thanks for everything, bye" and in the car I was like "hey, how's your head?" and he goes "it's not hurting, I just noticed you wanted to leave" 🥹
2026-09-17 03:17:34
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itsbrennanabread :
I like to say Im a Sim and all my needs are dangerously low and idk where to start
2026-09-14 21:27:10
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Molly bridges :
Wait I loved that
2026-09-17 18:18:19
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kowagotchi :
oh ok so this ISN'T too much to ask??? my ex would get so mad at me for not wanting to talk about my day when i got home and being generally being nonverbal, then ALSO get mad when i wanted to later 🙃
2026-09-14 17:52:46
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𝔅𝔯𝔬𝔬𝔎𝔢 :
”I’d actually love to be in listening mode” is about to get entered into my lexicon omg
2026-09-14 18:19:32
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Bytherock24 :
I feel the bland food dinner. Sometimes even my tastes buds are overstimulated. I want chicken strips and fries please
2026-09-14 18:42:41
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🌈Kiki | Autistically Me 🌈 :
Finally someone has captured the "I'm not able to talk to tell you that I'm not able to talk" situation
2026-09-15 10:07:15
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Sassanach_Fraser :
Your sweat set Looks Amazing
2026-09-17 19:16:37
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Waveharp Cosplay :
My partner and I do this constantly!
2026-09-17 16:21:11
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KC :
Sounds exhausting
2026-09-17 19:35:01
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Misu❤️✨ :
wait why do i relate
2026-09-15 20:34:16
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triskellionquinn 🇨🇦 🏳️🌈 :
Bland dinner night, check. But I will offer the choice of a hot drink, cold drink, fizzy drink, or somewhere in between
2026-09-14 22:37:19
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MM :
My husband works from home and I'm a teacher. We're still finding a balance because he wants to talk to me all night since he's been home all day and I want to sit in silence for two hours before uttering a word 🤣
2026-09-15 00:00:34
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lemon :
Off topic but that shade of purple looks absolutely incredible on you!
2026-09-14 16:44:40
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crankytankie :
Restraint collapse is so scary because it has the person I love most convinced that I’m irritated with them
2026-09-15 01:44:26
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GrizzoBizzo🇿🇦 :
Is it okay to use up all my words and not be in a listening mood?
2026-09-15 06:08:40
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Taylor Black :
“I’d actually love to be in listening mode if you’d like to tell me about your day” is officially in my repertoire now, thank you
2026-09-14 19:07:31
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Kasey | Human, Therapist :
Me being in listening mode all day for my job and being like “don’t talk to me” 😂
2026-09-14 22:40:34
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