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I don’t know the last time I felt normal

Poetry

I am not sure The last time I felt _Normal_ Matter of fact what is _normal_ anyway? I am always in pain Thoughts never stop going through my brain It never STOPS My mind and my body they ache they creak they scream for mercy What is _normal_? Is is calm? Is it quiet? Is it nice? I really want to know what _normal_ feels like because i dont know the last time i felt _normal_ Not since I was diagnosed with diabetes at 7 but no one understands that i didnt cause it No one gets that sugar wasnt the issue and that i have a dead organ inside I havent felt normal not since I was diagnosed with POTS at 14 Not since I was diagnosed with Anxiety at 10 Not since I was diagnosed with Adhd and OCD at 11 Not since my body starting hating me even though I already hate myself I dont know what _normal_ feels like ever since normal started to feel like nothing at all

Comments 2

Hollow Oaks

a month ago

I’m about to rant.… Yep, can’t help myself.

Normal, I suppose, is real and achievable in some sense. Normal is acting, looking, or being the way everyone thinks that everyone else is supposed to be. We have an image in our mind—the image of the “normal human being”. And yes, so people do fit this bill. I myself have never, to be honest, fit the normal standard, even when I was younger.

I agree with Caralia, the percentage of normal human beings has gone down in the world. (Just look at the news and the other “wrong things” they find in us nowadays) So, you are definitely not alone. And I can only imagine being diagnosed with that many things, though you’ve already told me, it honestly seems unreal. Scary in your shoes, perhaps.

Continuing on, normal happens to be a little bit like perfection. Being normal is being fit into the corner of the puzzle where you should and where everyone thinks you belong. “Not normal” is the opposite in the sense. You don’t fit with the puzzle, so either you’re thrown away or forgotten about.

I’m done, and just know that you’re not alone—I do hate repeating myself, though, seems unnecessary. ❤️

Caralia🤍

a month ago

normal is like the new perfect, it can be so hard to reach. i feel this, this was a very honest piece. i definitely can relate. I used to feel normal as a kid, but i feel more out of place now, and it’s tough. you’re not alone❤️

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