I think a lot of people have felt like a freak in school. I felt like that. And now looking back the 'freaks' seem to make more interesting adults.
I think we can only see parts of the 'whole self'. So a lot of the time we are oblivious to other peoples soft spots; their vulnerabilities and doubts. There have been so many times I have thought of a person as having their stuff together only find out later they have their own unique set of troubles.