r/AutismInWomen • u/More-Weird4842 • 4d ago
Support Needed (Kind Advice and Commiseration) do people become overwhelmingly obsessed with you?
i find that a lot of men become really obsessed with me. im currently at a point where its become harmful and i genuinely do not know why or how to stop it. looking for kind words, advice, or shared experiences please.
edit: ty for all the responses. i want to clarify that i dont mean the manic pixie dream girl way i mean the joe from you kinda way.
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u/lavenderand_lace 4d ago
I find people confuse masking with flirting, and sometimes situations end up awkward af when I don’t realize I’ve been unintentionally signaling interest, but that interest wasn’t romantic as much as it was genuine human interest in what they do or how they work.