Hello, i am posting this to see if anyone has any useful tips or tricks that they have found helpful in any way regarding opening up.
So a bit of background. I am a 19(soon 20) year old male with Asperger. I have been aware of my condition since the age of 8, and now have gotten into my first serious relationship. We've been dating for 6 months, and things have been very rocky towards the latter months. She has been very upset with me at times, for not understanding her feelings or taking her into consideration, which i believe that i do all the time. It simply seems that we don't understand one another. She is aware of me having Aspergers though.
Anytime i try to open up to her, and talk to her about things that are on my mind, i seem to simply go into shutdown mode. I can share a bunch of things with her, but a lot of things i can't get myself to tell her. This is happening with anyone i try to open up to, and it's really affecting our relationship.
She hasn't ever done anything to NOT deserve my trust, but for some reason i simply cannot get myself to open up to her, even if she is a person i truly respect and trust.
Any help/tip/advice anyone could share would be very welcome. Thank you all for your time!