Posted by Dinah on December 11, 2001, at 21:04:51
In reply to Re: Am I odd? » Dinah, posted by mist on December 11, 2001, at 20:47:47
> Have they told you specifically which behaviors or traits of yours they consider "odd?" Have you asked?
My husband says I use over-elaborate language and arcane expressions so that no one knows what I'm talking about, and that I challenge commonly held beliefs, making people uncomfortable. I sometimes embarass the heck out of him. As best I remember, my therapist has said that I can be both overly literal and overly metaphorical and that I have "constricted affect". I have no idea that I'm being odd at all.
There was an enormously kind woman at church that could say "Dinah, you're weird" and make it sound so warm and accepting. Now that's a gift. She moved and I really miss her.
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