Something Different

A few times in my life I have been manipulated, forced, or threatened to call myself autistic and I never should have went along with it, regardless of the circumstances. I am not autistic at all. That is not what I am referring to here though.

What I am referring to is in 2012 when I first wrote philosophy and being referred to and known as a genius. Ever since then, various people, in various ways, in various circumstances, have treated me as something different. Something they think they understand but don't. Something people can feel really good about, for feeling superior to. Something people feel they can take advantage of, because they assume everything will work out well, because of who I am. If anything goes poorly for me, it is completely my fault and responsibility, because of who I am.

Everything that happens in someone's life is their own responsibility but it is everyone's responsibility to understand when they don't understand.

Sometimes, the only reason something seems different is because we think it is different.