There aren't many things that make me uncomfortable. I'll talk about pretty much anything with most anyone and enjoy the conversation. One of the exceptions to this rule is conversations with flower child type people who want to talk about everything being connected and natural this or that and the circle of life. I don't have the time or the patience for that. I don't particularly believe it and even if I did, I wouldn't talk about it because people would start to invite me to tye-dye gatherings and banjo concerts.
The other exception is emotions. Any kind. Excited, upset, worried, depressed, nervous, whatever. I don't know how to handle it. It's not a deer-in-the-headlights kind of not knowing how to deal, it's a laughing a little too loud in a room of people who aren't laughing or wondering if pretending to cry would be the right move kind of issue. I'm not sure whether to pat people on the back and tell them it will be fine or that I'm sorry or if I should tell them to buck up and move on because dwelling on something won't make it better. I tend to go for option two. Because that's how feelings work. Right? Shove them down. Ignore them. It makes everyone's life easier.
Apparently that's not how people deal. I've been misinformed.
A lot of these issues wouldn't be a problem if I had a bit more empathy, but I've yet to find somewhere to buy that online. I don't experience a lot of the emotions that people do to common stimuli and I don't to how to react when they do. God help any children I may have. I'll definitely have an account set up to pay for therapy.