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Thanks for the feedback, we do seem to be in a similar same boat.

Originally Posted by yossarian

My relationships with most people come and go. It's not that I'm anti-social or can't socialize, I just don't do the "hanging out" thing or enjoy it at all, so the new friends I make slowly disappear.

The friends I had in high school used to joke and say that I was anti-social, but really I just found that I had less and less things in common with them as time passed. The people who I considered to be my best friends in 9th grade, slowly became old friends/memories by my senior year.

For many years I felt a lot of shame because society considers this kind of life to be unacceptable, but over time I've got more and more comfortable with myself and learned that social norms are not a good metric for mental health.

I no longer feel any tension about being different. But for example when my parents urge me to just pick a career choice and work my ass off towards it... and I can't explain why such a lifestyle doesn't suit me.. It is strange..

And yes I agree, social norms definitely are not a good way of measuring health. I now whats not right for me (which includes many of todays social norms), but still don't have a full picture of what is right for me.

There's a new age take on this, over the years, has seemed more and more true to me. The Indigo child phenomenon - people literally not born for this present earth but born for the coming earth. Born for the "new" earth of the "new" age that is right around the corner. Many "Indigos" find very little to identify with in the physical consensus reality, and by nature have their awareness pointed in another direction. Apparently, from a psychological perspective, the indigo archetype is truly unprecedented in human beings. We may very well be a new type of person for a new time.

Yes I'm familiar with such theories, pretty fascinating stuff. Part of me really believes this is true (and not just because its comforting), and another part of me still remains cautiously skeptical.

Originally Posted by Bliss Sage

Me too. Can you tell me who is the "they" he is describing in that paragraph?

I'll re-read the chapter and get back to you sometime about it, can't give a good explanation at the moment.

Definitely recommend you give the book a spin.