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19 Dec 2008, 9:45 pm

I absolutely HATED being different as a kid.. in fact my mom said as soon as my speech came in I knew I was different. I walked around saying "I am so different". But now, seeing what many "NT"'s are like (I didn't say ALL, but yes MANY), I prefer to be different. Besides.. if I wasn't different, I wouldn't be blessed with some gifts that I have. And as more and more time goes by, the older I am becoming, the more I am disliking society in general.


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19 Dec 2008, 9:54 pm

I want to be treated equally, because I'm an individual .... just like everyone else ....



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19 Dec 2008, 11:19 pm

I could care less about being liked or whether I am considered "odd" as long as my talents are recognized.



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20 Dec 2008, 7:31 am

I don't care. It's not important whether I am different or not.

It's not determining my fundamental opinion of myself. I am sometimes angry with myself, sometimes happy, but I'm happy and annoyed, sad and amazed by a lot of other things too.

I think that this is a question that should never determine anyone's opinion of themselves, because it is one that is entirely dependant on the environment. I cannot imagine how this is meant to lead to a stable self.


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20 Dec 2008, 8:14 am

Both, sort of.

I like that I'm not like everyone else, because quite frankly looking at everyone else, I wouldn't want to be like them.

Before I suspected that I was AS in one of my many rants about how I didn't belong. My mum said that I just wanted to be like everyone else and I replied, that no I didn't, I wanted everyone else to be like me.

If everyone was like me though, then I wouldn't be different. So I suppose a part of me doesn't like being different. I just don't want to be like everyone else either.

That's why I like Wrong Planet. We're Different in our individuality and yet we all share a alike pain because we're different!

I've finally felt like I've met my species!



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20 Dec 2008, 8:17 am

I like the fact that I'm different from the mainstream. I bask in the glory of being a real-life Sid. :O)


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20 Dec 2008, 11:36 am

Living the Sid-drome topic

La vida loca. Viva la difference!

I am so different I am invisible. 8)


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20 Dec 2008, 11:41 am

Qi wrote:
As for me, I get so upset by the fact that people can't appreciate what I appreciate, and the things they do appreciate are just plain boring to me. It makes me frustrated. I can't share my fun with anyone.

On the other hand, I do NOT want to be like them.. I just want them to be more like me.. But what the hell can I do about it?

So ultimately it's just frustrating, but I don't want to change.


The best thing I ever did was get involved in the local music scene, the alternative indie scene. I sorta belonged there and wasn't treated like a total pariah like elsewhere.



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20 Dec 2008, 1:15 pm

Mainly happy, but occasionally sad. :P Usually I like being different! :)


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