Is it normal that i feel so different from all my friends?

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I feel so different from people my age. Different interests, different hobbies. different outlooks and opinions. Different sense of humor, everything. I thought at first I was just hanging out with the wrong crowd, but i've made more friends and i feel the exact same way about them. So then i thought maybe its because i was brought up in the north, then moved to south, so i just have a different background than all my peers. i don't know, what do you think? Am i just hanging out with the wrong people or am i really different from the rest of my generation?

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  • HulaHoop
    13 years ago

    Im in my 20's and like everything my friends dont. They say going for drives, walking in the country etc is just plain boring and assume alcohol has to be involved all the time. I dont drink, dont go to pubs, clubs and dont really socialise that much so i too feel different from my friends

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  • seekingcleanfriendship
    11 years ago

    We are all different . I do understand that it is nice to feel someone gets you but there are those of us that aren't meant to fit in.
    I never have or will but because I am different have been able to help others which is a gift I am grateful to God for.

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  • nondanta
    12 years ago

    The thing is people tend to think that they're different from others while they're young.

    I don't think anyone is though, almost anyone I met seemed quite normal and boring to me. Common interests etc. But once you get to know someone deeply. You find out that they have a hobby, I don't mean it like, painting etc. but for example someguy I met had interest in acting but there was no way to tell if you didn't know him really well. Other one was interested in breakdancing. An other one was interested in politics. One was a great F1 racing fan.

    On the outside however you'd say they're only interested in cars and girls.

    So in the end, I don't think anyone is different, most of the time they have different hobbies and some just choose to show it while others don't.

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  • Dudeblah
    13 years ago

    Yeah, me too. Literally every guy I know in my level in school is obsessed with cars and girls. I'm the only one who was interested in music and writing and emotions and death and morality and psychological things

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  • BrXD
    13 years ago

    I may be special, and at times different, but I am never unique. This world is so huge that I am sure that we all have twins out there somewhere.
    Most important is being comfortable with myself.
    I'm happiest when I can be me, and also accept people for who they are; I am happier knowing that it's ok to be friends with whoever cares, and not be friends with people who do what I do.
    Ultimately, I've realized that I spent so many years feeling different that I never realized how similar the people around me were. And now, most of them are gone, and i miss some of them.

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  • jrphotographer
    13 years ago

    That's what I thought too for the longest time until I finally found some friends that get me

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  • Ghebulon
    13 years ago

    You're different. It's fine, no one in my close group of friends are really the same. Don't worry about it. Unless you really don't like them, or something like thT, just stick with them and try not to be too picky

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