Is it normal to want to be different than everyone?

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I develop quirks and sometimes exaggerate stories to differentiate myself from everyone, especially my friends. It just feels good to not be like them, to have something to myself!
I think this may seem like attention whore behaviour... But I only do it when I'm at school with my friends and most times I avoid them altogether or be with the one friend I don't feel I have to be different from. It's only specific people I enjoy being different from - and I don't really like them anyway (friend issues).
On my days off, I adore being alone and with my family and have no urge to be different and never contact my friends unless they drop me a message - even then I don't really keep up contact.
So, is this normal?

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  • Geneva5
    12 years ago

    Maybe get a heroin / crack habbit ?

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  • Legion
    13 years ago

    Yeah, but its hard to be totally unique, as there are others with similar tastes. (No, it doent matter what you are, there are others like that, but not exactly like you)

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  • imgx64
    13 years ago

    Well, it depends. Actually 'being' different from others, or wanting that is normal. But lying about it just makes you look like a jerk.

    One good way to be different is gaining a reputation in a certain skill. I suggest you read the book "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard P. Feynman, it has so many ideas and examples. For example, as a child, Feynman gained a reputation for fixing radios. Later in his life, he gained various reputations, including cracking safes, being able to solve mathematical problems quickly in his head, and so on.

    One suggestion I can make is learning to solve Rubik's cube. It's not really that hard, there are many guides online, you just need to memorize some steps and practice them often. Of course, you can choose any other skill you like.

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  • dreamkiller4209
    13 years ago

    normal..but its always good to be urself..because thats what makes u ..be u

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  • SwimBikeRun
    13 years ago

    Sounds like you need to figure out who you really are rather than putting on all of these acts.

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