I'm curious as to why people believe that it's more "right" to enjoy constant social contact with other people over being more solitary. Granted, years ago, grouping up often gave you better chances for survival, but that was in the sense of man power. As the years passed, I think people actually became weaker in the sense of personal will - they need others to tell them that what they are doing is correct. Of course, as you can guess, I favor being more of a loner.
Now my preference could be a bit skewed. My mother can't function without medication due to semi-severe bipolar disorder, and my father has taken medication for depression. This likely means I suffer from a form of depression myself, and that could explain why I am the way I am. I don't feel sad though. If anything, I just feel disconnected from the ways other people act. Is that depression?
On a further note, is depression why I sometimes "obsess" over video games? What if I just transferred that obsession to something like music? Tchaikovsky was bipolar, and he composed some of the greatest musical works ever to grace the ears of humanity. This leads me to believe that depression could actually be a mutation to help the "sufferer" in the same way as would developing a unique physical trait could.
If you've ever listened to an ADHD expert talk (was on Dr. Phil), they will tell you that persons suffering from this disorder actually likely function on a higher level than the average person, but that boredom sets in easier because of it. If those persons could control that boredom, they would only experience the positive benefits of a quicker mind.
So, is it really more correct to be a social person? People are all unique, and our minds are no different. It may be worth while for us to reevaluate what's important in our culture. There could be countless individuals who have been forced into being something they're not when, if they were allowed to just embrace their mentality, they could have provided much more to society than someone labeled as "normal".
Now my preference could be a bit skewed. My mother can't function without medication due to semi-severe bipolar disorder, and my father has taken medication for depression. This likely means I suffer from a form of depression myself, and that could explain why I am the way I am. I don't feel sad though. If anything, I just feel disconnected from the ways other people act. Is that depression?
On a further note, is depression why I sometimes "obsess" over video games? What if I just transferred that obsession to something like music? Tchaikovsky was bipolar, and he composed some of the greatest musical works ever to grace the ears of humanity. This leads me to believe that depression could actually be a mutation to help the "sufferer" in the same way as would developing a unique physical trait could.
If you've ever listened to an ADHD expert talk (was on Dr. Phil), they will tell you that persons suffering from this disorder actually likely function on a higher level than the average person, but that boredom sets in easier because of it. If those persons could control that boredom, they would only experience the positive benefits of a quicker mind.
So, is it really more correct to be a social person? People are all unique, and our minds are no different. It may be worth while for us to reevaluate what's important in our culture. There could be countless individuals who have been forced into being something they're not when, if they were allowed to just embrace their mentality, they could have provided much more to society than someone labeled as "normal".
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