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been doin a lot of thinking regarding people who say aphobia doesnt exist when it very, very clearly does. definitely not to the extent of transphobia or homophobia, but that doesnt mean we dont face our own form of oppression
romantic attraction is literally everywhere- and if you don& #39;t feel romantic attraction, you& #39;ll often be told "you just havent found the right person yet" or you& #39;re simply labeled as "broken" and must be fixed
and because of these things, i feel such heavy internalized aphobia
and because of these things, i feel such heavy internalized aphobia
i used to identify as lesbian while i was cis, then bi while trans, and ive stated these things a few times before on my account. so when i realized that i didnt actually feel anything towards anyone at all, i started to panic solely because it was forced into my head that there-
was something wrong with me! and when i admitted this to my therapist, she had asked me to take a depression test
ive heard other people describe how they felt towards other people when romantically attracted to them, and it was very hard to compare what i felt. i had felt-
ive heard other people describe how they felt towards other people when romantically attracted to them, and it was very hard to compare what i felt. i had felt-
something more like a soulmate, but platonic. and i easily mistook that feeling for love because society constantly pressured me into falling in love with someone, because that& #39;s the "normal" thing to do. but i couldn& #39;t be "normal"
even now, when i know that it& #39;s okay to not-
even now, when i know that it& #39;s okay to not-
feel romantic attraction, i always find myself having a crisis because i feel left out and hurt, solely because i believe that i am "abnormal." sometimes i wonder if i really am faking it, which ive been told over and over and over again by so many people
i talk a lot about aphobia and how it& #39;s a real thing that aspecs go through, but sometimes i feel like we aren& #39;t being listened to and that only hurts more. it really just. makes me feel like utter fucking garbage when i ask people to listen to us and what we have to say, only-
to be shut out or completely ignored.
