Posted by LynneDa on January 5, 2004, at 12:29:33
In reply to Will somebody please tell me what normal is?(rant), posted by socialdeviantjeff on January 5, 2004, at 1:49:53
There is no definition of normal, but there is a generally agreed upon definition of abnormal for your community or culture!
This is what my Mom told me when I was younger:
Normal is when you feel okay about yourself, knowing what you need to fix and what you can leave alone about yourself; when you can treat others with respect, have a few good friends and are a contributing member to society. Sounds pretty simple, huh?It's hard to recognize normal when you have no frame of reference. I lose that perspective from time to time too! It's hard to make yourself right without some objective help from the outside.
I wouldn't worry so much about being normal as I would about working on the things inside of yourself that make you unhappy.
How's that?
Good luck and take care. It sounds like you've made some progress since your first posts here!!
~ Lynne
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