Posted by leeran on May 3, 2003, at 13:33:07
In reply to Re: Am I Dumb, Boring, Invisible, Fake or Weird? All? » WorryGirl, posted by Alara on May 3, 2003, at 6:03:27
"I am somehow a little too sentimental, a little too warm, and a little too articulate to fit in with the majority of my peers. I lack the `cool vibes'.. In a social group I often feel invisible."
Alara,
Another nail hit squarely on the head!
I've always felt the same way (still do) and I know my husband went through a period in his own profession of having the same feelings. I think he always felt kind of geeky (even though I think he's the coolest guy on the planet).
At one point he decided to take the mensa test and joined that group just so he would have a place to go now and then where he felt he fit in better!
I found this link the other night when I looked up "creativity" and "depression."
http://www.namiscc.org/Research/2002/Creativity.htm
These are the two paragraphs from which I gleaned the most:
"Strong and Ketter found that both creative students and those with bipolar disorders shared several personality traits. Such individuals were more open, and more neurotic and moody than the other study participants, according to findings presented at the American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting held in Philadelphia . . ."
"In an interview with Reuters Health, Strong explained that openness is a trait associated with a willingness to embrace new experiences, as well as being imaginative, curious and unconventional. These traits are often found in creative people, she added."
Since I just read this two nights ago I thought I would post it here to see if anyone else identifies (by the way, in doing so, I broke my newly formed OCD imposed rule of only posting every other day :-)
Thanks, Alara, for your post. How can it be that every single day I "hang around" here, I feel more and more like there's a real crowd of "us" ("us" meaning, people who feel so similar to one another and are so open about sharing all these thoughts). For the first time in my life (since finding this PSB board) I've felt like less of a loner!
Lee
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