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@Adventurer @actuallyautistic
There are many things that can create this. Not just stepping on the toes we didn't even realise were there. But also the fact that we aren't conforming to their expectations of how we should be acting, let alone reacting.
Group think creates expectations that we can rarely meet, even if we remotely wanted to. It also makes us vulnerable to being bullied, or exploited because of it. To the group, difference will always be the enemy, or the victim. And we are different and so can't help being and appearing different, no matter how much we might try.
Perhaps the best we can often do, is to develop a tough enough hide to withstand this. Or a big enough "fuck you" attitude, that it doesn't make us worth tackling.