Me playing chess: 800 ELO on a good day, at least I Googled en passant
Me avoiding conflict in a conversation: Candidate Master going on FIDE Master, expertly avoiding even the slightest aggravation through carefully crafted statements and expert avoidance of triggering topics, cautiously navigating my way toward a peaceful ending so I can go have a shutdown over it in my car and ruminate on it for the next 16 hours
#SocialAnxiety #TraumaResponse #AvoidantBehavior #ActuallyAutistic