ARE ASPIES SENTIMENTAL?

[epath13]

I'm not sure what to say. I like to grab onto some emotions I experience periodically, when they make sense to me. But those moments don't last long, and personally, I prefer them the way they are - short and vibrant. For the rest of the time I feel plain... I feel like a thin sheet of metal in the wind, high in the mountains it can be quite an uncomfortable feeling but deep inside I know, that despite of all the discomfort I am still... made out of steel I am solid and unbreakable... and that's the way I want to be.

 

[JennieK]

I suspect I'm Aspie. Late 30's.

I was quite sentimental in my youth, but now I'm wondering if it wasn't that I was just very attached to my things, everything seemed to mean something, nothing was random, and I couldn't get rid of things easily. I kept things from my childhood for a long time, only recently letting go of some things out of practicality. I had a few collections of different sorts of items.

These days I'm not very sentimental really. In fact, I'd love nothing more than to get rid of most of my things and live in a 500 sq ft home. We're planning to sell our 1200 sq ft home in order to live more simply.

 

[Maelstrom]

Well I am sort of a classic stupid male, I do try to temper my general level of male stupidity, and watch out for the feelings and needs of others, paticularly the ladies, as best I can. But (no) as a auspie I am not very sentimental, I will raise my own traditions, beliefs whatever on a pike almost as quickly as the enemies, if I think they are stupid. It is not a trait valued or well received by others. I should say I did have enough sentimental love if you want to call it that to be flat on my back for over a month after losing my girlfriend. So calling me a unfeeling Auspie I think would be most unfair, but maybe love and sentiment are not the same?

 

[2aspirin]

I am sure I have never appeared sentimental by outward expression. However, I have felt sentimental and been able to rapidly write long letters or make a set of photos (and occasionally art) when feeling that way and had people respond with "wow!" Etc. So, I know I can translate those feelings to written and visual media that are highly expressive.

 

[Keith]

We've had our house since I was born. Over the years we've made so many improvements to it that I sometimes get sentimental about the old house.

 

[Spiller]

Is that because you think being sentimental is "girly"?

I can't express my feelings in the moment.

Essentially what I'm trying to say is, I'm probably bloody impossible. But very sentimental at it.

This one is, I actually dislike the fact I am so sentimental, it's the one thing that can bring me to tears in a nanosecond.

All of the above! I may not show it at the time, as I really don't always know how to, appropriately, or on the spot, but others' thoughts for me bring me to tears when I process in private, later on.
Some few possessions and experiences I do hold in high regard.. when my sister bought me a kindle, as I love to read! the handshake I had with my friend, as we parted yesterday, my kids and my mums' laughter as we joked today.. (wiping tear from eye now)
Self diagnosed Aspie, traits include intense feelings/emotion.

 

[Suzanne]

I am sentimental about some things and cold about other things. It sounds cruel, but even when a gift has had a lot of thought going into it, mentally I groan and think: now where can I put this, so it doesn't clutter my environment

A spiritual sister ie a fellow christian, made me a really beautiful book mark, with scriptures for when I am down and I truly loved it and used it, to mark my bible reading, but something happened that caused hatred for her and that bookmark is now not in my bible, but not thrown away, for I just cannot do that! I am beginning to calm down and see that I invested too much in her kindness and as usual, too our friendship too literally. She is not rude to me, when we see her, but I cannot cope at the moment and so, just polite and most be doing a good show, for there is no frown of: what is going on, but I have contemplated that she is fully aware, but not ready to say sorry and thus, my sentimentality can be positive or negative