Normal, what is it?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I shave the back of my shoulders.

You must be bendy.

You can tape a razor to a backscratcher.

[hadespussercats]

I shave the back of my shoulders.

You must be bendy.

You can tape a razor to a backscratcher.

That would not be normal.

[Xamonas Chegwé]

I kept meaning to contribute to this thread - but I was wary of mentioning a certain Scandinavian, for fear of derailing a serious subject. But now that that hurdle has been hurdled, I would just like to add that I would never wish to be anythingeven approaching normal (Normal, sure, but normal, never!)

I have mild (undiagnosed) Aspergers, have suffered with borderline depression for years and definitely some form of ADHD. I have difficulty relating to more than one person at a time in a social context. I am tongue-tied and insecure in large groups. I MUCH prefer chatting in forums to face-to-face encounters. I never pick up on non-verbal cues EXCEPT when I deliberately look for very specific ones - in which case I am far better than average - once I catch a poker player's "tell", I can spot a bluff from behind a wall!

I am often completely crushed and become almost incapable of functioning because of a single, throwaway comment by someone that i don't even hold in any esteem. Similarly, I can be lifted by a single word, sound, piece of music, or another overheard comment.

I am a weird fucker and I fucking love it! Why? Because it means that, somehow, I fit in HERE. If it weren't for this place, I would be desperately trying to normalise myself, and making myself desperately unhappy in the process, but fuck that! Cos I have you lot. And I can be what I am here. It's a great feeling. The internet is completely fucking amazing because it means that, no matter how narrow the niche that you fit into, there is a group of people that share the same criteria and more than that, YOU CAN FIND THEM!

I fucking love you guys!

[Robert_S]

I kept meaning to contribute to this thread - but I was wary of mentioning a certain Scandinavian, for fear of derailing a serious subject. But now that that hurdle has been hurdled, I would just like to add that I would never wish to be anythingeven approaching normal (Normal, sure, but normal, never!)

I have mild (undiagnosed) Aspergers, have suffered with borderline depression for years and definitely some form of ADHD. I have difficulty relating to more than one person at a time in a social context. I am tongue-tied and insecure in large groups. I MUCH prefer chatting in forums to face-to-face encounters. I never pick up on non-verbal cues EXCEPT when I deliberately look for very specific ones - in which case I am far better than average - once I catch a poker player's "tell", I can spot a bluff from behind a wall!

I am often completely crushed and become almost incapable of functioning because of a single, throwaway comment by someone that i don't even hold in any esteem. Similarly, I can be lifted by a single word, sound, piece of music, or another overheard comment.

I am a weird fucker and I fucking love it! Why? Because it means that, somehow, I fit in HERE. If it weren't for this place, I would be desperately trying to normalise myself, and making myself desperately unhappy in the process, but fuck that! Cos I have you lot. And I can be what I am here. It's a great feeling. The internet is completely fucking amazing because it means that, no matter how narrow the niche that you fit into, there is a group of people that share the same criteria and more than that, YOU CAN FIND THEM!

I fucking love you guys!

That's a lot like me, except I am pretty good in smallish groups where I have some kind of rapport with everyone in them.

[Gallstones]

I love being the center of attention.
I can speak to large groups with no sense of insecurity. Give me the world, I'll tell them what I think.
Unfortunately I tend to frighten people one on one--especially men. I don't understand why.

I like the former a lot, I don't like the latter at all.

[Ronja]

Ronja wrote: "Unlearning their shame has been a big part of my own life-hackery project."

There's something about this sentence that really appeals to me, Ronja.
And this goal of yours is probably one of the reasons you seem so easy to relax with (if you can say something like that about a person you've never met...)

Actually, you and MiM both seem to have that quality. Nice you found each other!

Thank you, Hades!

Yes, I think you can say "you seem so easy to relax with" about a person you've never met - IME quite a few RatZ fit that description.

[hadespussercats]

I kept meaning to contribute to this thread - but I was wary of mentioning a certain Scandinavian, for fear of derailing a serious subject. But now that that hurdle has been hurdled, I would just like to add that I would never wish to be anythingeven approaching normal (Normal, sure, but normal, never!)

I have mild (undiagnosed) Aspergers, have suffered with borderline depression for years and definitely some form of ADHD. I have difficulty relating to more than one person at a time in a social context. I am tongue-tied and insecure in large groups. I MUCH prefer chatting in forums to face-to-face encounters. I never pick up on non-verbal cues EXCEPT when I deliberately look for very specific ones - in which case I am far better than average - once I catch a poker player's "tell", I can spot a bluff from behind a wall!

I am often completely crushed and become almost incapable of functioning because of a single, throwaway comment by someone that i don't even hold in any esteem. Similarly, I can be lifted by a single word, sound, piece of music, or another overheard comment.

I am a weird fucker and I fucking love it! Why? Because it means that, somehow, I fit in HERE. If it weren't for this place, I would be desperately trying to normalise myself, and making myself desperately unhappy in the process, but fuck that! Cos I have you lot. And I can be what I am here. It's a great feeling. The internet is completely fucking amazing because it means that, no matter how narrow the niche that you fit into, there is a group of people that share the same criteria and more than that, YOU CAN FIND THEM!

I fucking love you guys!

Hooray for internet weirdos!!!

[DRSB]

I have self-diagnosed myself as mildly schizoid, the description fits me perfectly, except for the sexual apathy characteristic for such people.

[Ronja]

I kept meaning to contribute to this thread - but I was wary of mentioning a certain Scandinavian, for fear of derailing a serious subject. But now that that hurdle has been hurdled, I would just like to add that I would never wish to be anythingeven approaching normal (Normal, sure, but normal, never!)

I have mild (undiagnosed) Aspergers, have suffered with borderline depression for years and definitely some form of ADHD. I have difficulty relating to more than one person at a time in a social context. I am tongue-tied and insecure in large groups. I MUCH prefer chatting in forums to face-to-face encounters. I never pick up on non-verbal cues EXCEPT when I deliberately look for very specific ones - in which case I am far better than average - once I catch a poker player's "tell", I can spot a bluff from behind a wall!

I am often completely crushed and become almost incapable of functioning because of a single, throwaway comment by someone that i don't even hold in any esteem. Similarly, I can be lifted by a single word, sound, piece of music, or another overheard comment.

I am a weird fucker and I fucking love it! Why? Because it means that, somehow, I fit in HERE. If it weren't for this place, I would be desperately trying to normalise myself, and making myself desperately unhappy in the process, but fuck that! Cos I have you lot. And I can be what I am here. It's a great feeling. The internet is completely fucking amazing because it means that, no matter how narrow the niche that you fit into, there is a group of people that share the same criteria and more than that, YOU CAN FIND THEM!

I fucking love you guys!

Hooray for internet weirdos!!!

a million times over!

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I have self-diagnosed myself as mildly schizoid, the description fits me perfectly, except for the sexual apathy characteristic for such people.

Okay, that's an official "maybe". Now go talk to a professional and get the fuzz factor reduced.

[DRSB]

I have self-diagnosed myself as mildly schizoid, the description fits me perfectly, except for the sexual apathy characteristic for such people.

Okay, that's an official "maybe". Now go talk to a professional and get the fuzz factor reduced.

Do you know how many psychos work as psychiatrists?! In fact, psychiatry is one of the top professions of choice for functioning psychos, particularly NPDs, because they relish the power it gives them over the lives of other people. Many end up working in youth counselling even, really scary!

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I have self-diagnosed myself as mildly schizoid, the description fits me perfectly, except for the sexual apathy characteristic for such people.

Okay, that's an official "maybe". Now go talk to a professional and get the fuzz factor reduced.

Do you know how many psychos work as psychiatrists?! In fact, psychiatry is one of the top professions of choice for functioning psychos, particularly NPDs, because they relish the power it gives them over the lives of other people. Many end up working in youth counselling even, really scary!

So shop carefully.

[DRSB]

I have self-diagnosed myself as mildly schizoid, the description fits me perfectly, except for the sexual apathy characteristic for such people.

Okay, that's an official "maybe". Now go talk to a professional and get the fuzz factor reduced.

Do you know how many psychos work as psychiatrists?! In fact, psychiatry is one of the top professions of choice for functioning psychos, particularly NPDs, because they relish the power it gives them over the lives of other people. Many end up working in youth counselling even, really scary!

So shop carefully.

I don't really suffer, so I guess I'm fine, i.e normal, normal by Ratz standards anyway.

[Ronja]

... I guess I'm fine, i.e normal, normal by Ratz standards anyway.

There is something very, very wrong in that^^ combination of words...












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[Gawdzilla Sama]

I don't really suffer, so I guess I'm fine, i.e normal, normal by Ratz standards anyway.

And of course you won't get worse as years go by, will you.