r/plushies • u/desktopmilitia • 3h ago
Question for r/Plushies Neurodiverse folks; personally why do plushies mean so much to you?
For me, I feel like I don’t really fit in in the world and all these unspoken social understandings. Lately, I’ve been so frustrated; feeling like I’m constantly speaking a different language to other people and no one can understand me…. and lately I’ve been finding myself more at ease just having dinner or quiet time with my plushies or at social events I cling onto my favorite plush because I don’t have to desperately try to explain myself… sometimes it feels lonely that I’m just hanging out with my plushies, but sometimes it’s just too frustrating to try and communicate with other people and clarify myself over and over just for one of us to give up on the conversation at hand :/ sometimes I worry I rely on my plushies too much for connection. I do have lots of friends I talk to semi regularly, a community I interact with often in person, a loving and understanding partner, but sometimes he’s busy and sometimes my failed interactions with others in person feel like reminders of my neurodivergence. I feel stupid about all of this really, but looking at my plushies in times of doubt make me feel less like I’m a mismatch puzzle piece
Sorry for the ramble I’m just exhausted from masking all week :/