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First of all, I don't think there is such a thing as "normal". It's just a word for people who fall into society's often narrow conception of how we should just blindly conform to social norms.
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I think that the western society, although we like to brag about our freedoms etc., is quite intolerant. The definition of normal seems very narrow indeed. Somehow "having personality" and "being yourself" requires smiling and being loud. I read few articles claiming that shyness leads to depression...
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Some studies have shown that people who are experiencing depression are seeing "reality" more so than those who are optimistic.
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Pesimist is a well informed optimist.
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Depression during our evolutionary history was adaptive at one point or we wouldn't be alive today.
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As long as you are able to channel the emotions into something and don't dwel on it and don't spend your time with pity parties, it IS useful.
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If society's perception was turned on it's head, maybe we could even say that people who aren't struggling with depression are to some extent "delusional".
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I believe so too. If you never felt really really down about something... you are either to ignorant to grasp the reality. Or you are a psychopath. People who smile and are happy all the time and aren't able to aknownoledge there is suffering in the world scare me.
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Well, we HAVE to accept it or jump off a cliff.  We don't really have much of a choice now, do we?!!! LOL Hugs, Lee
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We do have a choice. I read once somewhere that reason why people are into political activism is often to escape their own misery. So find your thing... you can get into Future Studies, there is plenty of space for doom and gloom... Or write a wonderfully dark book.
Despite everything, we DO have a choice. And it doesn't need to be desperatelly trying fit in the society and seeking the holy grail of "normal".
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