Okay, so it's totally fine when someone else around me is just as quiet as me if not more or handles situations the same way I do. Yet, when it comes to me, there's something wrong. Why pick me out and pick on me when you don't give anyone else a hard time and they're the same way, doing/not doing the same thing? This has happened to me on more than a few occasions with family, teachers, co-workers, etc. People will also say to me, "she/he does this and that's okay, I understand", when the behavior they are speaking of is the exact same behavior they have told me I should change. Okay, that's totally not unfair.

There are people with personalities very similar to me and people struggle with the same issues I do to an even greater extent. Nevertheless, they are shown understanding. There is nothing wrong with them. They are left alone to do as they please and they are accepted. People can clearly see we are similar, yet it's like I'm held to a different standard than everyone else around me. It's totally okay as long as it's them and not me. I don't know how else to describe what I'm trying to say. I suck at expressing myself. One thing I do know is that this has always bothered me. It's both frustrating and saddening. I'm not looking for anything in particular in posting this. It has just been on my mind lately.