My Journey To Normality (Part 1)

I've never been normal. Never fit perfectly into a category. Never been the ideal anything. For a long time I wanted to be normal, I created so many facades to try and fit in with society, I was never normal though. I've come now to accept that normality is a concept made up by society and it couldn't exist without people like me that just don't follow the majority. I bet a lot of people reading this are nodding their heads in agreement because everyone is different. How can normality exist if we're all individual? Also, why in a culture that is meant to celebrate individuality do we shame those who are different?

One of the phrases I used to live by was 'there's always someone worse off than you'. I thought that was a good thing, but now I realise that I said that because I believed my feelings weren't valid. Yes, I haven't had the worst life possible, but I've not had the easiest either. That doesn't matter though! I know now that no matter how I react to experiences or situations my feelings and thoughts are completely valid, I have the right to feel however I want.

I think it's important to let you know that we all react differently and that's not a bad thing.

Okay rant over... You'll probably be treated to more over the duration of this book, so keep reading.