Does anybody else get so tired of people that you just want to drop everything and just disappear?

Hey, decently adjusted aspie here (people think Im weird but we get along and Im happy with my life/social skills). I used to feel this way and it really made me unhappy. What really worked for me was trying to eliminate negativity from my life and my mind. It takes practice but it really helps to just keep an open mind about everybody. Maybe people tire you out but they'll piss you off a lot less if you don't get hung up on "the dumb shit people say" or the bad things about them, because that'll make you subconsciously act less nice to them which will make both of you feel bad.

Try to find people who have similar interests and spend most of your people time with them. That way you develop positive connections and also get to be involved with things you like in another part of life. As for the rest of people, just practice being very nice. I practiced this in a bunch of ways: smiling, helping people, complimenting people, even risking acting in ways people consider "weird" if it was being nice and made someone happy. People return the favor. If you are kind and make them happy they will start to do the same for you. If someone says something that pisses you off or that you disagree with, rather than becoming frustrated or calling them out on their shit, maybe try to open a discussion in a nice way, like "Hey, I don't know if I understand/agree with that, can you explain it further?" Just try to be nonjudgmental. Read into this in the Buddhist sense--it gave me some perspective. Even if it feels wrong or makes you angrier at first (trust me, we all know that judging can be satisfying sometimes) just do it--ultimately, getting hung up on bullshit that makes you upset only makes you upset while it won't really do much to the other person normally. My personal silly proverb is, "He who remains butthurt forever only ends up with a hurty butt." I also worked customer service for a while where you have to be friendly, so that can really help to cement it in.

And when people are rude to you and push your buttons because they don't like that you're different? Well, they just suck. I was bullied relentlessly in high school to the point of crippling depression and suicide attempts; I also have Tourette's with some simple but very frequent facial tics and excessive throat clearing and sniffing for my vocal tics, so you can imagine how that went over in high school. Eventually though, I realized that anyone who judges you for things like this is usually insecure and pathetic; they only want to live in a world that has everyone just the same as them, which is a form of cowardice to me. So I started to feel sorry for them that they are so closed-minded and will never really be happy. If they really go at it (this doesn't go with the rest of my always-be-nice technique but the trick is to be real smiley and don't let them make you mad) I will sometimes sass them back, like "Gosh, you must be very smart and unique to be able to have these important and intelligent ideas, I bet your mommy and daddy will be very proud of who you have become! :) :)" This may work better in college where people are, in my experience, more concerned with mom and dad being proud and becoming successful and special since college is expensive. Eventually you realize these people are nbd, kinda like insects, not worth being upset about but maybe worth setting on fire with a magnifying glass for fun if they bite you.

Once you start opening yourself up a bit more and making positive connections you may find there's a lot you can gain from other people in terms of personal well-being. Trust me, I know it's hard, and high school is usually the worst of it, but you're going to have to deal with people for the rest of your life no matter what you do so you might as well make the most of it.

Meanwhile, what are your interests? Do you make music, code, write, build stuff? Put lots of energy into that (while maintaining your grades for college apps etc). Being good at something makes it easier to be confident around people which makes interacting with them suck less. I ended up writing more here than I wanted but I hope it made sense and if anyone thinks I'm being a douche please call me out! I really think, though, that taking your happiness into your own hands when you can is the best way to make it happen.

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