This is true! As I have Aspergers Syndrome, I feel the same way when someone asks me that. When I come home from school, my mums asks "how are you today?" and I just say "I don't know???".
Interesting. I have often wondered if mindful meditation would help autistic people. Part of the mindful process is trying to become more aware of our own emotional states. This is often hard for NT's to do anyway but if the autistic brain has even more difficulties then perhaps meditation would help?
Thank you for this video. I had emotion management back in 1981 as a teen for a family bereavement and shutting down in school. Long before aspergers was known about to the world. The therapist would keep asking me at home to ‘identify my feelings’, ask how was I and push at me it felt etc and it pushed me into a huge meltdown not being able to answer the questions. I got so mad the woman was frightened and left our home with me throwing everything in the room at the walls or in her direction. The visual component of the therapy was very good to understand as a concept about emotions ie a fizzy drink being still then shaken up inside a bottle until the lid explodes. I am told it is used more today by therapists which is great to know. I know extremes of feelings ie happy or sad but not in between states or when I am going to have a meltdown and it often needs someone else to point it out to me who I trust and knows me well enough. I find my art therapeutic and helps me with my emotions and getting rid of them even though I can’t identify them fully.
If anyone's ever done the Ennegram personality type test, the Type 5 is almost word for word what's being described here of the mind and body being separate. I'm on the spectrum myself, as have done the test quite a few times over the years and usually get Type 5.
Mindfulness meditation, I believe, has taught me to dentify my feelings and bodily sensations. Before I started to meditate, I couldn't describe any feeling except extreme anger or frustration, and when something hurt, I couldn't tell where it hurt. I still have difficulty now in identifying those things, but with a little effort I can often do that now. However, I don't think I had this problem until the age of 16 or so, when I developed a major anxiety problem, so perhaps that was the source?
I always needed injuries pointed out to me as a child ie falling off a bike, bleeding badly, potential fractures, etc and as a young adult as never felt pain or could explain it. Still have this at time or unexplained bruising on my legs and arms not knowing how I got them or feel them fully even if big black and purple bruising. I know mine was due to being clumsy with dyspraxia and always covered in multiple plasters too.
I want to specify that I am diagnosed with aperger's, though by the army, so I'm not sure it's a valid diagnosis, as I think the process of diagnosis might be rushed there. But I do seem to fit the criteria very well, from what I've read.
I have the same problem, but I have a very different condition.
This is true! As I have Aspergers Syndrome, I feel the same way when someone asks me that. When I come home from school, my mums asks "how are you today?" and I just say "I don't know???".
Interesting. I have often wondered if mindful meditation would help autistic people. Part of the mindful process is trying to become more aware of our own emotional states. This is often hard for NT's to do anyway but if the autistic brain has even more difficulties then perhaps meditation would help?
Thank you for this video. I had emotion management back in 1981 as a teen for a family bereavement and shutting down in school. Long before aspergers was known about to the world. The therapist would keep asking me at home to ‘identify my feelings’, ask how was I and push at me it felt etc and it pushed me into a huge meltdown not being able to answer the questions. I got so mad the woman was frightened and left our home with me throwing everything in the room at the walls or in her direction. The visual component of the therapy was very good to understand as a concept about emotions ie a fizzy drink being still then shaken up inside a bottle until the lid explodes. I am told it is used more today by therapists which is great to know. I know extremes of feelings ie happy or sad but not in between states or when I am going to have a meltdown and it often needs someone else to point it out to me who I trust and knows me well enough. I find my art therapeutic and helps me with my emotions and getting rid of them even though I can’t identify them fully.
If anyone's ever done the Ennegram personality type test, the Type 5 is almost word for word what's being described here of the mind and body being separate.
I'm on the spectrum myself, as have done the test quite a few times over the years and usually get Type 5.
Not sure i relate to this, but i get hurt times and don't notice. People will point out i am bleeding and are surprised i didn't know.
Mindfulness meditation, I believe, has taught me to dentify my feelings and bodily sensations. Before I started to meditate, I couldn't describe any feeling except extreme anger or frustration, and when something hurt, I couldn't tell where it hurt. I still have difficulty now in identifying those things, but with a little effort I can often do that now. However, I don't think I had this problem until the age of 16 or so, when I developed a major anxiety problem, so perhaps that was the source?
I always needed injuries pointed out to me as a child ie falling off a bike, bleeding badly, potential fractures, etc and as a young adult as never felt pain or could explain it. Still have this at time or unexplained bruising on my legs and arms not knowing how I got them or feel them fully even if big black and purple bruising. I know mine was due to being clumsy with dyspraxia and always covered in multiple plasters too.
I want to specify that I am diagnosed with aperger's, though by the army, so I'm not sure it's a valid diagnosis, as I think the process of diagnosis might be rushed there. But I do seem to fit the criteria very well, from what I've read.
good video =) i can rarely identify how i am feeling
Is there a way to start making those connections in the amygdala to help retire that part of the brain to do what it’s supposed to do in an adult