I can feel my empathy growing stronger

[UberScout]

Recently I'm beginning to realize more and more how much more affectionate I am towards my family, and our cats, and I've also noticed I've become happier! Things between me and Maddog are getting much, much better, lots of habits that were persistent are now almost gone, and I think in the process I've caused some energy blockages to get removed. I am feeling much more intuitive, I can feel my thoughts getting stronger, and I am starting to sense more and more things beyond ordinary perception!

What's going on with me? Is this common with autism?

 

[Slime_Punk]

This happened to me around the age of 25. I was pretty inconsiderate of other people and couldn't quite grasp the magnitude and complexity of other humans until I hit this seemingly 'magical' age. Of course I'm still growing up and learning how to be a better human everyday, but I don't think people (especially males) really mature before they hit a certain age. For females, I'm told it's closer to like 22-23. That might explain some sour relationships for me, lol.

And I'm sure there are many more later on, but that 25-ish one is huge for dudes. Conversely, you lose your reaction time and other sweet abilities around then (say goodbye to your starcraft career!), but I'll take a shot of wisdom over that superficial garbage any day. I think that's the age when you actually become a man.

The other disadvantage is that death hits really hard, but I guess that's part of it. It's the price you pay for a more meaningful life, and I think it's much more worthwhile to go through the whole gamut of emotions than avoid them.

Also, if I assumed incorrectly about gender / age or anything like that, my bad.
This is only the truth as I've come to know it, and everybody has their own version!

 

[Fino]

I began to experience something similar after going through a series of intense traumas.

 

[Luca]

I became a much more sane and less volatile person, and much more caring and sensitive to others, a few years after I got out of the situation where I constantly had to be in fight or flight mode and/or prepared to die. It took a while for me to become less of a "wild animal."

Now I'm empathetic to my own detriment sometimes.