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Originally Posted by TishaBuv
It isn't fair. It's just random genetics that you are the sibling that has a processing issue. Have you gone to the doctor about it? Have you tried to learn more about how it is affecting you socially and what you can do to get help?
If you didn't have the issue, you'd probably be just as socially at ease as your brother. Don't be jealous of him. Why don't you talk to him and your parents about getting you help?
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Well, the reason I am socially anxious is not because I have a slow processing speed, it is because I know I will be mocked and shamed (even if covertly) if I say something that unintelligent. I used to be more outgoing and talkative when I was younger, but was basically bullied into silence. So the problem isn't just my slow processing speed, it is people's unwilllingness to tolerate it.
Also, it is possible the processing speed problem is only a social anxiety related thing. Well, my social anxiety is a result of years of being shamed and rejected by my peers in school, so again, other people are to blame.