Was subjected to constant bullying at school and at home throughout my school years and early adulthood. My complaints about it were met by the "normal" people saying it was just normal kid stuff, and I shouldn't let it get to me. This so-called "normal" kid stuff went on almost every minute of every day. I had no "safe" place, except when I was alone, as my siblings were part of the problem. Once I learned to ride a bike, I spent a lot of non-school time alone on my bike. It's a wonder I was never abducted, as I spent so much time outside and going all over the place without any supervision. When home, I spent a lot of time reading by myself, so I quickly became a very good reader. It became apparent to me at an early age that I was better off alone, but it took decades till I was finally able to live alone. Been in that happy state for almost a decade and a half now.
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If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.
Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured, or far away.--Henry David Thoreau