[lunaticfringe]

Would you define yourself as eccentric? If so, why?

Do you feel misunderstood by others? What would you say to the people who don't get you or your lifestyle?

[Imah]

Youth: Oh, I am so happy and lighthearted, I will save the world, I am a gypsy, I am so fun, I am a flower, I am the sun, I am the light to shine on every shadow, I can handle anything, I will try anything, I am so interesting, and unique, and different, I follow the wind, I am a leaf on water.

Age 50: I am exhausted. I am tired of change. I am not bright, or happy, or everlasting. I am broken. I have messed up every single thing in my life. Why didn't I get treatment when I learned I had this over 30 years ago. I mourn my life. Thank you husband for staying with me, you will stay with me right?

[bbTofu]

I often feel misunderstood by others, as if I was speaking a different language with whole different meaning to words.

If the person tries to clarify and actually interested in understanding me, I feel contained, and I would gladly try to explain myself better and we communicate a way to understand each other.

At times when I'm down and confused, I feel like complete stranger, I don't bother to explain because I don't get it myself ~ and every attempt to make it sound clear to others; fails and comes out as nonsense.
I wish could say to my friends something like; I can't make any sense of what I'm going through right now, but please, I really do want your company.

[Nammu]

I'm not rich enough to be eccentric, I'm just crazy

[cmorales]

I've always been a bit eccentric. I've just never really fit society's mold. It's not that I try to be this way, I just am and it rubs society the wrong way sometimes because of how I look or whatever. I look and act the way I do because it's just who I am, not who I'm trying to be. Believe me, life might be very different if I were more "normal" but I'm not. I've tried to change in the past, to fit what society wants of me, but it just made me so uncomfortable that I had to go back to being myself.

[cashart10]

Although as I teen I was exceedingly eccentric, I would not categorize myself as such today. Instead, I would say that I am slightly mad because my moods have been unstable for some time. My behavior is often impractical and my thoughts are often absurd. I am confused easily; my mind is both unbalanced and disorganized. I am often both unreliable and disorderly and my behavior can be perplexing to others at times. On the other hand, when my moods are rarely stable, I am only off-beat, just a little odd to others.

[Yoda]

Eccentric. Yes without a doubt. I have never been average.

I'm not sure what it is exactly about me but I tend to be a memorable person. I saw my high school chemistry/physics teacher in a parking lot a few years ago. After thirty years he remembered and recognized me. We chatted for a bit and he recalled things about me from decades ago. I have two younger sisters who were in his classes. He said he didn't remember either of them.

I have never been the type of person to want to be like other people. I am who I am and I like being me.

My goal in life is to be a bizarre recluse. A rich bizarre recluse would be awesome so wish me luck with my lottery ticket.

[Crazy Hitch]

I don't personally feel eccentric no. Others may think so, however.

I feel misunderstood by others every single second of my life.

I shrug my shoulders at people who just don't get me.

This is one of my favourite sitcoms - even though it's extremely old.

Shows how I would kind of do it and then simply walk off utterly confused:

[HALLIEBETH87]

I don't know! LOL I feel normal to myself...

[Crazy Hitch]

Yup, I say I feel normal too myself too Hallie.

Is this because we think we know ourselves best?

Here's me doing the dance of joy.

For no reason.

What so ever.





Would others see this as "not normal"?

I think that this is my point.

[wiretwister]

yes I am,, if you knew me, no explanation needed. at least I used to be,, now in (med) mellow land.. boring.........

[Crazy Hitch]

Yup tigs, meds tend to make us "mellow" (for a reason I guess otherwise we'd bounce all over the place with unstoppable mood swings ... none of which have ever ended well for me in my personal life)

This is me when I go loopy:

[wiretwister]

so "tigger" is loopy,,, should I be offended, because I'm not ....

Most people I know have described me as quirky and funny. I like to make people laugh, so I am always in the search of an opportunity to do so.

[Crazy Hitch]

Yo tiggs the only loopy one is ME

I take first prize don't steal it

[Crazy Hitch]

blw I enjoy making people laugh because I really believe that sometimes laughter is the best medicine

I have actually been described as eccentric by a few people. I am not your typical 49 yr old. I am a loner, i travel by myself a lot and feel comfortable in a 5 star hotel or a hippie hovel.

[Zippo]

I was always called eccentric until I was diagnosed bipolar and now I'm just nuts. I feel ripped off. I preferred eccentric.

[thecrankyone]

Not so much eccentric as odd duck, the one who never quite fits. I tend to have my own drummer. I have eclectic interests, things people would never expect me to like.

I like not being a sheeple, but I also need to fit in enough to get along.

[Crazy Hitch]

Originally Posted by Zippo

I was always called eccentric until I was diagnosed bipolar and now I'm just nuts. I feel ripped off. I preferred eccentric.

I call myself "crazy" in a light hearted sense.

I'm not sure how else to describe part of who I am