Discussion When did you realize you think differently than others?

[Sundayafternoon]

Years ago, I was maybe 12, watching the news with relatives. A story comes on about a whole family that died in a car crash, minus one little that survived. Everyone thought this was such great news that this kid survived while it's whole family killed.

I couldn't understand. I was sad that the kid survived. To live through that seems cruel.

Do you all remember when you first realized you weren't "normal"?

 

[okyeah]

When I got bullied and laughed at in high school

 

[Desperate_Soul]

When I was in elementary school and rather than wanting to go out for recess like all the other kids in my class, I enjoyed staying inside and playing on my own..

 

[fuckthis]

When I got bullied and laughed at in high school

Literally my first week of High School, and then for the next 5 years.

 

[Fallen_From_Grace]

When I was really young (like 8 years old?) I used to stare at the ceiling or out the window and many times I would think about how humans died (I actually didn't fully have a grasp on death yet at this point) I used to think that the more a person talked, the more they used their lungs, and that meant less air. So then they'd eventually talk themselves to death. When I started growing up a bit more I realized how different I truly was.