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The members of a support group for folks with depressive disorders I once belonged to decided that "normal" is a setting on the dryer.
I believe what is consdiered "normal" buy the general population depends on so many factors. What is considered "normal" behavoir in one country is different from what is considered "normal" in another. Heck, here in the US "normal" chamges from one part of the country to another.
Personally I believe we make ourselves miserable trying to stuff ourselves into some construct that we believe society sees as "normal." At least that is true for me. If I try to be someone other than who I am I become distressed.
Sorry to those who are angered by people who say there is no normal. I don't believe there is a "normal." What I believe is that there is some nebulous construct that we've been lead to believe is what we are supposed to be. Trying to force oneself to fit that mold creates misery.
sorry, I'm rambling...
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