I was never normal. Shy and socially awkward, also dirt poor. Parents didn't teach me much about manners because they were too busy fighting. Was bullied all through school and looked down upon as strange and weird. Had an older brother who was also weird and I got most of his teachers so that didn't help. I think I showed bipolar in my teens but was never diagnosed. I was diagnosed with depression my senior year, but since the doctor laughed about me before coming in I didn't pay any attention. I've talked a lot about my childhood in therapy and it helped getting over some of the physical and emotional abuse my parents caused. I'm still shy and reclusive today, though.