[Werewoman]

....we are the 'normals' and those who tell us we are MI and those who are called 'normal' are really the crazy ones.

Jus' sayin'....

[Unrigged64072835]

For some of the things "normal" people do, I wonder if normal is even a good thing.

Originally Posted by Werewoman

....we are the 'normals' and those who tell us we are MI and those who are called 'normal' are really the crazy ones.

Jus' sayin'....

how do you define, "normal"

do you base it on behaviour, or experiences, or something else?

if you looked up normal in the dictionary, what would it say?

is their a true meaning to the word anyway?
everyone has their own, "normal"

for example:

I could say, well, I live in a house- that's normal

but then take say... the homeless, who might not ever have had the chance to live in a house, living on the street is normal for them, because they don't know any diffrent

what is normal

I have never felt normal. I even recognised this as a preschooler. I see 'normal' people do some pretty outrageous things that side by side I would be recognised as the normal one.

[Werewoman]

Originally Posted by shattered sanity

how do you define, "normal"

My question was rhetorical but I guess if I have to choose a single definition, it would be "anyone not diagnosed MI".

Originally Posted by Werewoman

....we are the 'normals' and those who tell us we are MI and those who are called 'normal' are really the crazy ones.

Jus' sayin'....

I kind of love this idea.

[Werewoman]

Originally Posted by TheSadGirl

I kind of love this idea.

Me, too.

[Crazy Hitch]

What if ....

Money really does grow on trees but our parents never taught us how to grow them

Originally Posted by Werewoman

My question was rhetorical but I guess if I have to choose a single definition, it would be "anyone not diagnosed MI".

but what about physical disabilities

trying to think of an example..

blind people, perhaps. they don't feel normal because they can't drive a car

or someone death not being able to listen to music

or even people without certain limbs unable to do certain activities

i'm just saying it probably goes beyond MI

[Werewoman]

Originally Posted by shattered sanity

but what about physical disabilities

trying to think of an example..

blind people, perhaps. they don't feel normal because they can't drive a car

or someone death not being able to listen to music

or even people without certain limbs unable to do certain activities

i'm just saying it probably goes beyond MI

It does go beyond MI...I'm just speaking in terms of MI only.

I was deaf in my left ear until I was able to get an implant to replace my hearing bones. Now everything sounds like I have water in my ear, but at least I can hear now.

[TheBiPolarSoldier]

We are normal.

[LadyShadow]

Those "normies" don't know what they're talking about!

[Werewoman]

Originally Posted by shattered sanity

if you looked up normal in the dictionary, what would it say?

Sorry folks, I can't help myself sometimes.

Normal definition number 4: a : of, relating to, or characterized by average intelligence or development IQs within the normal range. b : free from mental illness : mentally sound symptoms of paranoia in otherwise normal persons

Thank goodness I'm not normal!

[Row Jimmy]

I've never been normal. People know I'm different - all in one day, I can be goofy, angry, bright, insightful, forgetful, engaging, and reclusive. All we can do is not care what other people think of us.

[Werewoman]

Originally Posted by Row Jimmy

All we can do is not care what other people think of us.

Agreed. Who really cares in the end what others think. In the end, it's what we think of ourselves that matters most.