Another online user, who’s on the spectrum, shared their perspective, explaining they don’t feel “disgust or desire, just nothing.”
“At least I can understand this part of myself. Many autistic people, at least as far
as I can see, experience attraction in very different and nuanced ways than what the neurotypical norm posits, and I’m glad we’re gradually giving these ideas a platform,” the user writes.
ADHD and OCD
“As someone with ADHD, my brain processes everything differently. I might think someone is attractive, but whether that’s sexual, aesthetic, or just my brain hyperfixating on their features? No clue. Nebulasexual fits perfectly,” shared one netizen, explaining that ADHD complicates their understanding of attraction.
For some, OCD adds another layer of confusion: “The intrusive thoughts make it so hard to know what’s ME and what’s just my brain being chaotic. This label helps me feel less broken and more understood.”
‘Officially lost it’
