Thank you for your positive words kaliope! I'm sorry that you have mental issues as you have mentioned here, many hugs

Yeah, I mean, of course, one can never generalize, it is generalization that has put me in the boat I'm in after all anyway.

But, I see more and more of this "standard" response with people. It is so hard to try and do something when people blatantly just don't care.

I mean, first of all, I am autistic, not a psychopath. I don't go around murdering people, stalking and raping women, planning and conniving my way to the top of any situation, and working people out of positions and ruining their lives for my own benefit. Yet, I might as well because people have no trouble treating any one with mental illness/conditions this way.

I guess I am just frustrated at the whole lot. Normal people expect me to learn their world and play their game if I want to survive or get anywhere. It's no easy feat. Half the time I have no idea what I'm doing. Yet, no matter what they say, they don't care one tiny bit about understanding people like me or just showing a little bit of comprehension and compassion. They demand compassion, empathy and understanding from me, and I promise I would have no problem giving it, if only I KNEW HOW. But, for them, ignorance is bliss. If I even want to have a semi-normal existence, I have to spend 90% of my time and mental effort examining, understanding and applying their rules of the game - and frequently I still get it wrong, for which I accept full responsibility - no problem there. But for them, they don't even care if autism isn't the same as psychopathy for example, it's all the same to them. Just avoid anyone with mental issues, they're all nuts and dangerous. I really don't appreciate being labelled a would-be criminal when all I'm trying to do is my best to try and interact with them.

But, I mean, let's kill all the sharks in the sea, all the snakes on land, right? They're all dangerous so they all kill humans, right? Sure, a couple of crazy professors on TV tell us some sharks are safe and some snakes are non-venomous, but, I'm not taking any chances. If there are no sharks or snakes, nobody can die - seems logical enough. Avoid the guy with autism, because I'm taking no chances, they all belong in an institution along with the other nut-jobs and serial killers and stuff. I don't know what autistic people are capable of, so to be on the safe side, just avoid him.

I'm constantly just having pre-emptive strikes dealt to me, without just cause. Then people wonder why I withdraw or avoid others. I just don't want to be hurt anymore.