smlyons77

I am high-functioning autistic.  i was formally diagnosed eleven years ago but I know it is something I have had my whole life.

Sagging wasn't a thing when I was in grade school and high school but I loved to be out of dress code when I was in school.  I went to private school and there were times I just felt like breaking dress code.  I would untuck my shirt in school just for the heck of it.  It was an attention getter.  Bad point was, when I got the attention, I didn't know what to do with it (and I still don't).  Someone would ask me why I was out of dress code and I couldn't give a reason.  I got the attention I "craved" but was embarrassed at the same time.

Sagging, I guess, takes on the same perception.  When I worked in grocery stores, I would sag, sometimes very low (about at butt level).  I would get the stares I "craved" but would be embarrassed that I got "caught".  Attribute it to shyness or just wanting to stand out somehow, but when I was noticed, I almost felt ashamed.  Now when I'm out with friends, I really don't give it much thought.  I just sag.  Perhaps it's comfort level?  Oh, the things your brain will try to get you to think about.  🙄