Triggered by Passive Aggression, Hypocrisy, and Fake Questions
All my life, I've been annoyed by passive aggression because I can tell that someone means something but isn't saying it. Would much rather hear it straight. Also bothered more than others by hypocrisy or unfairness. And with questions where there isn't a real choice between yes or no or there's an obligated social script to follow (like when someone's fishing for compliments). I have a hard time playing along just to be nice.
I've heard similar frustrations about high-context or implicit communication discussed by people on the autism spectrum, but more so in the realm of confusion than anger. I'm wondering if anyone here with OCD also gets triggered by this type of communication and feels the need to call things out...
(I have OCD and have been evaluated for BPD but it was ruled inconclusive.)
Posted Aug 12, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC