Possibly because constantly thinking “am I right to feel this way? How should I respond?” also describes the thinking patterns of anxious/autistic people. ‘Norm

Possibly because constantly thinking “am I right to feel this way? How should I respond?” also describes the thinking patterns of anxious/autistic people. ‘Normal’ people generally just feel and act. They aren’t constantly modulating themselves. Maybe that means they make some suboptimal choices, but they also aren’t wasting time and making themselves feel bad by internally interrogating themselves non-stop.