Discussion When’s the last time you felt normal?

[abruptum]

just wondering when the last time people can remember being normal is, i'd have to say the last time i felt normal was in freshman year when i gave my last efforts to "fit in"

 

[ClownMe]

Cant really remember, my guess would be when i was around 12. That was 8 years ago.

 

[SweetDreams500]

When I was like 16.

 

[MyOwnWorstEnemy]

40 years ago, before I went to school.

 

[GenesAndEnvironment]

I think I was "built different" from at least age 2 (genes and environment). So never managed to be normal at all, really.

 

[Moose.000]

Probably around 19, maybe 20. Roughly 24 years ago.

 

[signifying nothing]

I'm not sure I know what that feels like.

 

[avoid_slow_death]

Two years and a month ago. That's when I arrived here to start my life with the woman I love more than anything. Two years later....and it is probably over.....

 

[WornOutLife]

About 6 years ago.
I was slim, had friends, a gf, more money, visited my family every weekend, played soccer, etc.

 

[LastLoveLetter]

Never. I've never been "normal." I've never been neurotypical. I've never had a normal family. I've never had a chance to lead a normal life. I never will.

 

[FuneralCry]

I don't think i've ever been normal. Normal referring to feeling comfortable within myself. I have always felt an empty void within myself my whole life and I have always harboured feelings of despair and frustration just from purely existing. I have felt better in previous times before I started to have physical health problems but never 'normal'

 

[Ch92921]

When I was 9 years old.

There is explanation why. Its because before I hit puberty, Everthing was fine then the biochemistry of my body and brain totally went odd. I start looking like a girl and people always thought on phone I was a girl. That has its biological explanation. I believe sexual orientation to be a biological construct and something prentaly went wrong. And when i hit puberty this biological error showed his true face.

 

[BottomlessPit]

I peaked at around 9 or 10 years old. I was confident, had lots of friends, good grades in school, even had my first kiss. But from then on it was a slow, gradual, but steady decline into various mental issues that made me a husk of my former self.

 

[MiepMoop]

Around 11 years old.

 

[Meditation guide]

just wondering when the last time people can remember being normal is, i'd have to say the last time i felt normal was in freshman year when i gave my last efforts to "fit in"

I don't want to feel normal and like I fit in. Nor do I feel that way so in that way I'm pretty content. Normal is boring, dull, and follows the crowd and I'm not like that.

Maybe we aren't defining "normal" the same way but to me normal is to be avoided.

 

[RedHarlequin]

Sometimes when I get drunk I can feel good for a couple of minutes. Except that, the last time I felt "normal" was maybe when I was 12 so 17 years ago.

 

[demuic]

When I was 8.

 

[Diesel_Punk]

I sometimes have these bursts of energy aproximately everything 2-3 years where, for a week or so I will just feel focused and break out of the circle of sadness, apathy and despair. I remember the last time it happened was about 2.5 years ago I was watching some a video on youtube about Nietzsche's philosophy, listened to some music got up off my lazy ass, cleaned my room in 1.5 hours until it looked like out of an IKEA catalogue. I then did all of the chores I had procrastinated on for weeks within the two following days. This energy slowly faded until I was back at my default state spending entire days in bed staring at the wall.

Does anyone experience anything similar?

 

[Conflict3d]

December 8th 2020

 

[BridgeJumper]

14 years ago?

 

[blue_muse]

I don't think i've ever been normal. Normal referring to feeling comfortable within myself. I have always felt an empty void within myself my whole life and I have always harboured feelings of despair and frustration just from purely existing. I have felt better in previous times before I started to have physical health problems but never 'normal'

Ditto. Part of me always felt internal discontent that never went away.