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I always felt alienated from people for not quite fitting in and all I ever wanted was to be normal. My therapist told me that thereâs no such thing and that I shouldnât compare myself to other people in that way because no two people have the same experiences, which felt like condescending gaslighting to me at the time but Iâve come to believe she was right.
Instead of chasing unattainable normalcy, Iâve started to see myself as extraordinaryâout of the ordinary. Itâs empowering to embrace my idiosyncratic nature and recognize that my peculiarities are what make me unique. So if youâve ever felt out of place, remember: being extraordinary means youâre living a life that only you can live đ„č
Instead of chasing unattainable normalcy, Iâve started to see myself as extraordinaryâout of the ordinary. Itâs empowering to embrace my idiosyncratic nature and recognize that my peculiarities are what make me unique. So if youâve ever felt out of place, remember: being extraordinary means youâre living a life that only you can live đ„č
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đœIâve spent most of my life feeling essentially subhuman for being strange and eccentric, yet unremarkable. Juryâs still out on whether or not thatâs true but I donât have to let it ruin my life and Iâm not going to stop trying to be part of the world! More people feel this way than you may think.
Thereâs a premium placed on being able to captivate people and demand attention because we live in an attention economy but this ability has no bearing on your worth. people will remember you for how you made them feel, which is a valuable skill that can always be developed with practice and care đ«¶
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iâve distanced my self so much from whatâs considered normal or traditional, honestly just to be a contrarian and live my niche kitschy life, but now iâm so used to being outside the norm, that now when i want to experience new/ different things, i do the most normal shit ever.
idk if itâs human nature, or just the beauty of life in general, but this experience has truly shown me that i can really be anything i want.
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Feb 26, 2025
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đTHERE IS NO SUCH THING AS NORMAL. Stop trying to be something that you are not, stop trying to be copy-paste <insert substyle that you do not even really like you just don't know who you are if you are not following a trend> for the longest time, I had no identity, I didn't know who I was outside of micro-trends and what was popping off on the internet. I wanted so badly to be normal that everything I tried was slowly but surely killing my spirit. People are clay. We are covered in little fingerprints, little specks of dust, and pieces of lint. No one person is without these things. Normalcy implies that there is a standard, uniform way to mold clay. You can never be normal, and that is so beautiful that's what makes life so worth it. I tried so long to figure out the "normal" way to live life that I missed out on so many things my teenage years are over, and they flew past me. I spent so long trying to be a normal teenager that I forgot that the most important part of this age is trying to figure out who you are by yourself through your actions, through your memories, and through the people around you, not by following what is normal. I will never be normal, and I am so grateful, I will always be ME. My spirit will be unique. My mind will remain creative. I will never be normal, and I don't want to be.
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