>>76497506
This will either be inspiring or depressing, but it is good advice if you want to be content with yourself at some point.
When I say broke the autism spiral, I mean I learned my strengths, weaknesses, and limitations, and I adjusted my expectations of life to that. This doesn't mean accepting mediocrity or giving up, it means I know what makes me happy, I know what makes me miserable, so if I reduce the latter, I am happier and more productive overall. It did take a lot of effort, reflection, and agony (especially agony) to figure it out, and I still am, but life is measurably better and I'm a much better, happier person for it. Instead of wishing I was 'different' or that how the world worked would magically change, I learned to accept and be comfortable with myself, by myself. I don't want a gf or wife because I genuinely hate being in a relationship and all that comes with it. Can I get one? Yeah, easily, but i'd probably end up killing myself. So I can have a summer fling here and there, I can hookup if I want, and I can do so when it works for me. I live an envious life to some normies, and pretty much nothing about me is "traditional" or normal, so why would I worry about not living up to some typical development milestones? I have a comfy job that lets me put my neet skills to good use. In fact, I'm unironically valued for them. I probably drink too much for my own good, I do drugs regularly, often in the middle of the week. I do most things myself if I can just to learn them. My circle in school was all skaters, punks, other losers, who are in miserable relationships and putting in overtime to stay relevant at their corpo jobs, and me, the weird autist who didn't really give a shit for most punk now lives out their ideal.
I am good looking though, and I realize that does change a lot, so I'm not gonna beat around the bush and act like this is reasonable for anyone else. I do recognize that got me a lot of the opportunities and experiences I had.
