[Dylanzmama]

I'm finally spending time educating myself about my M.I. I was dx'ed in 2010, but my son was diagnosed w/autism shortly after I got out of the hospital and the very little I had to give, I gave to him.
I'm still tring to understand about triggers. It seems they are unique to each person...
One of mine is reading into conversations obsessively after I've had them...then wonder if the story someone told me was a fable-a tale with a "moral of the story" directed at me.
OF COURSE, I'm self-centered and paranoid : )
BUT the situation we're in with a tutor coming over everyday for my son is tripping me out. For example, I told 1 of the tutors about my trouble eating since my dad got sick, and the next Monday, the other tutor and her boss were here talking about meal replacement shakes, where to get them etc. it really was like watching theatre.
just one example of many.
I guess my question is...do I address these issues or try to let them go? I know I've leaned on them for emotional support when Dylan was dx'ed and that was inappropriate. I'm not gonna do that anymore.
Also, this has been. Lifelong struggle for me. My dad was in military intelligence and used his various mind-f**** techniques with me so I never know what's genuine and what's a set up.

[A Red Panda]

With the only example you gave... I'd try to let it go. If it was intentional (and there's a huge chance it was just a coincidence as diet and food are fairly common topics!) then it sounds like they would have been trying to be helpful.

Since it's likely going to bother you anyway (because we all know that our own logic tends to get thrown aside when we're overthinking things, right? I can't be the only one with that.. haha) why not try to make sure that you say the same possibly-sensitive things to each of the tutors? If A and B and C all know the same information anyway, because you've told them, then there will be less opportunity to worry about it right?

I get really worried over what people are thinking about me - and it very rarely has any basis in reality. But I'm a PRO at connecing things, so I'll have all sorts of stuff making connections in my head. I tend to be pretty blunt with myself. "This person is your friend. IF they had this problem with you that you're thinking, they would tell you or they would back out of the friendship! Don't think that badly bout them!" and then I just keep doing that whenever I have stupid/paranoid thoughts. Because most of the time, I know that they're my friend because they want to be, and there's no obligation to stay.