How much effort do you put into being "normal"?

[cerealnmuffin]

I care a lot about what others think unfortunately and I try to adapt to whoever I am talking with. Like if they swear a lot, I might start swearing some. Maybe it would be better if I was more normal, but I am very awkward socially and shy which some people find endearing. I tell observational jokes that sometimes I'm the only one who gets, The other day I tried going to a foreigner bar (I live in korea) to meet some friends and I ended up rambling about classical music early in a conversation. I'm not very assertive and I have little self confidence, sometimes I feel odd for being a girl who actually cares who wins the starcraft 2 tournament and if Gregory was a real beetle in the Metamorphosis or just the character's delusion. I couldn't care less about celebrities and facebooking, so sometimes I feel out of place when hanging our with other girls. My mom says I also dress like I'm a guest at a wedding (I only wear skirts and dresses) which people treat me odd for never wanting to pants and t shirts. (I feel ugly so I like to look nice via clothes).

TLDR: I'm a huge wallflower that despite being a bit odd no one seems to notice my existence. Though I wished they would.

 

[Cpu46]

I'm not terribly comfortable with a large amount of attention. Unfortunately for me I also have a mind that makes no attempt to have any semblance of order or logic. My train of thought left the station, fell into a wormhole, and has been teleporting around randomly ever since. If there really were telepaths who could read my mind I wouldn't have to worry because there would be no way in hell that they could make heads or tails of anything in my head. It tends to be fun times and it helps me be creative as all hell but also tends to draw attention so I hold myself back more often than not. I always go over what I am going to say, sometimes minutes in advance. I constantly check to make sure I am not saying what I am thinking or singing aloud, usually by biting the inside of my cheek. The conversations I have where I don't keep tabs on what I say tend to contain more non sequiturs than the average Family Guy season.

So yea, I put a lot of effort into it. I doubt I could stop even if I tried.

 

[thebobmaster_v1legacy]

Absolutely none. I'm not going to lie and say that my quirks don't cause me problems. But I'd rather be troubled and myself than "normal" and false.