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  This isn’t satire, it’s a survival manual dressed in metaphor. Manipulation isn’t evil by default, but if it’s misunderstood, we are vulnerable to being played. By educating ourselves on these things we can avoid the pain of being blindsided by them. On the spectrum, we pay close attention to people, trying to learn how they work. Sometimes this studying of humans leads us to unpleasant knowledge we didn’t originally set out to find. Today I decided to write about manipulation. This isn’t a guide for wannabe cult leaders. It’s a breakdown of how power works in the real world, stripped of polite lies. Manipulation happens everywhere: in families, friend groups, offices, schools.  Most of us do it without even knowing, or worse, get eaten alive by people who do it better.  This post isn’t glorifying abuse. It’s exposing patterns.  The cat, the pimp, the warlord are metaphors for influence, control, and survival. You can learn from them without becoming the villain. A...

  I try to rip off the mask fighting to live on my face. When it’s halfway off, it gives up …but I stop. I’m scared to lose my greatest weapon. It’s the 7th or 8th version and it tells me if I don’t like it we can always start again with revisions and upgrades. The latest upgrade, ‘Tactical Empathy Leak’ was a smash-hit success. But, it’s not about protecting me from the world anymore. It protects me from myself, because I’m not ready to be who I know I’ll become without it. I need to run towards the challenge. What does it mean to be real? I’ll tell you. In Two words: Fuck You. It’s not about saying “Fuck You” to everyone and terrorising people. It’s about having the ability to say Fuck You when you need to. It’s an energy you reserve on standby. It’s a position to never need anything from someone you dislike. The balls to walk away. The gall to say you don’t care. The audacity to put your deep needs first. The self-respect to not talk to people you don’t vibe with. Level 2’s and ...

  Autistic Shielding is not in the DSM but it is definitely real. I’ve been doing it my whole life without a clue it had a name. This isn’t just masking. …The fake smiles, the forced eye contact. Shielding is the long term consequence. A parasite in the mind. It’s an alternate identity built brick by brick, just to cope with the neurotypical zoo. Shields show up differently because it’s personal. For me it often meant hiding my sadness or joy or sense of humour because showing anything real just brings more judgment. Sometimes I block out the world with headphones, or routines because the chaos is unbearable. The strongest shield type is social shielding. This is my fake persona that hardened into my mind from years of masking. Charm, silence, humour, selective quirks and whatever it takes to stop being the target of every sideways glance and whispered “weird.” If you’ve ever been told you’re too much, too intense, or to “just be normal,” you know exactly why shielding exists. Th...