Sazzy

I would also like to add that if you are someone who defines themselves as normal, then is another person who is slightly different you, yet also referrers to themselves a normal too. Are they wrong?? Referring to yourself as normal, a such general word, isn't going to mean you are normal in other people's opinion of you. We just can use the word in modern society.

As much as our school years were spent trying to act normal so we didn't get picked on was really only decided by the popular kids if they talked to you. Yet, now, my opinion of what I thought normal was is totally the opposite and I am glad it is. Because now I would rather throw that word out of the window if it is in this context.

The only time we could of used the word "normal" in this context would have been in old Victorian times. Where people were more superstitious than ever and never had to worry about social groups in society, they had the simple hierarchy and were clearly just told what was normal and abnormal. Now, we can't do that because everyone is fighting for individuality. Its merely impossible to use that word now, which is a good thing in my eye's.

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Arukih

well im not trying to defend or make a statement to prove you how much society including psychologists/psychiatrists too define normal or not,

Im really sorry saying this but when some one has been living a "normal" life to society's view which means(work, family, hobbies and so on) but suddenly this person start to forget the names of his own family or start to say thing like "I have been followed" or doing different things which behavior is defined as a not rationable from the rest of his life before...well we cant say he acting normal cos he doesnt and if he is acting like that Im pretty sure something is worry with his brain...

to let something clear here Im not talking about choises, Im talking about sickness... if are these ppl able to think?? yes they are, but not enough to follow any step in society...Im not been mean but that is a fact...

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TaurusDemon23

I say that we just call ourselves wierd as hell, honestly. We're so damn wierd that being wierd should be normal, dontcha think? *shrug* trying to call yourself "normal" while saying other ppl are "wierd" is wierder than wierd because all you're doing is being wrapped up in delusions while the ones that are "wierd" are laughing the whole time.

To all of you "normal" folk:We "wierdoes" are the true "normal". Join our freak show. It's only human, after all.....

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Joe Mage

Well if u look up "normal" in the dictionary it says:

"1.Conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; regular; natural."

"2.Serving to a fix a standard."

"3.Of natural occurrence."

"4.Approximately average in any psychological trait, as intelligence, personality, or emotional adjustment."

"5.Free from any mental disorder, sane."

"6.Free from disease or malformation."

There's more, but it pertains ta mathmatics, so I put in only what I felt was relevant. I feel that "normal" is like these definitions, there r different "normals" jus' as there r different ppl. Normal can b put inta different contexts and b used ta define the average of what ever that average is. Normal is a flexable word that can b used ta discriminate, but isn' really discriminative itself. As far as ppl, there is no set standard of "normal", for each person is an individual, so thus is different. There may be a common behavior for an individual, but no individual that behaves "commonly," if that makes any sense. There may b a common behavior inna given society, but none in all societies.

"Normal" is a word that depends on the interpretation of the individual, a society, and the law. It's a word that adaptive and can be percieved differently by any who uses it. So "normal" does exist, it jus' exist differently for each different person.

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Arukih

I think the main problem is that ppl dont like to be in some kind of lebal whatever it is...

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gaarasandkiller1

Well to put this is mild as I can I think normal people just don't exist. Everyone in this world is far from normal as I seen from studying the Bible and this is not always a bad thing just rather that if every one was normal then we would not be as apealing to one another because we'd never do anything that would be out-side of normal and there-for interesting. So the moral of my answer is no i do not think anyone alive is normal but we are all unique.

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Lasura

Of course we can't state who is normal and who is not... We are all different. And we are all a little bit crazy in some way, things that might seem normal to one might seem totaly freaking out to someone else.

For example, many people say that I need serious psychologist help, because I am so emotional (ussually those things are said to offent me), but I know I am completely ok and that it is just the way I deal with things- I just let them out immediatelly and am ok again in like 10 minutes (I sometimes feel very ashamed though ).

And can you immagine how normal it seems to a hard drinker to drink? My boyfriend kept saying: "What fun is there if you don't drink!?" But then again- it really didn't bother him, he enjoyed being drunk, so... can I say it's a problem? No. It might have been a problem to me but it's normal for him untill it doesn't bother him.

So yea... we are all crazy and yet normal- it all depends on from what point your viewing it...

The opinions on what is normal are changing all the time. For example, just a few decades ago it was completely paranormal to have sex before marriage, or for a woman to work. Just a few years ago it would be unbelievable that a woman is a president.
I mean there was a time when they would burn me on a bonefire because I have a dark spots around my eyes!!!

However, some ideas of what is normal ARE needed. Otherways we would live in quite a crazy world. Murder, stealing, vanadalazing (and so on) are not things that "normal" people should do... That should be stated just to keep this world alife!!!

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Joe Mage

It isn' that there is no such thing as "normal," it's jus' that "normal" is how one percieves it. What may be normal ta u, may not be normal ta some1 else; what may be normal (meanin' a set standard of habits, behaviors, etc.) for society, may not b normal for u. Like I said "normal" is an adaptive word which could b used ta describe the "common" behavior of a person or society and doesn' necessarily mean "conformin'" ta a standard. U said it urself, "normal is a state of mind," it is also a state of being for one's self or for a society. It's like this; 10 friends go to the movies every saturday, this is a routine behavior for them. Now lets say that one of them doesn' show up, what's the first reaction? Or a man, whose never been late nor missed a day, suddenly doesn' show up for work, wouldn' his co-workers find that odd? Most would mark these "incidents" as "unusual" or not "normal" for these ppl, jus' as if there were a common, average, standard behavior within a society; most would call that the "normal" behavior for that particular society. Normal isn', necessarily, 'bout conformin' ta common behavior, it's 'bout the existence of a routine behavior within a society, or the routine behavior of an individual. This is why I believe that "normal" is merely based upon one's own perception.

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