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If you’ve ever wondered, “am I weird?” you’re not alone.
We all have our quirks and eccentricities, but sometimes it can be hard to tell if we’re just being ourselves or we’re just weird.
It’s even harder when you feel like you’re the only person who sees the world in a certain way and others don’t seem to understand you.
If you’re worried that people think you’re weird, let’s explore what it means, some reasons why people may think you’re weird, and whether or not it’s a bad thing.
Just thinking of theirpatronizing wordsmakes your blood boil.
You want to put them in their place.
You want them to feel what you’re feeling.
And who wouldn’t? No one likes being talked down to.
They have it coming.
More than anything, though, you want to handle this in a way that you won’t have reason to regret.
You want to remember your response with a smile and with peace of mind.
So, how do you deal with someone who talks down to you?
Read on to learn 15 of the best responses to use when someone is condescending.
You’ll soon see why.
The only place to find a real definition of the word “normal” is in the dictionary.
This word has a place in science but not necessarily in society.
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines normal, in part, as“approximating the statistical average or norm.”
There is no one definition of how to act normally because it can differ vastly from one person to the next.
On top of that, let’s use the words average and basic, which are synonyms for normal.
第一可能是一种恭维。
The second two could be insults.
Do you know anyone who says,“I hate life?”Is that someone you?
Most of us have hit rock bottom somewhere along the way.
When that happens everything about your world feels wrong, and you don’t know what to do to change course.
In fact, feeling this way can lead to depression which makes you feel even worse.
But experiencing that moment when you think, “I hate my life,” can be the turning point motivating you to make dramatic changes and propelling you toward success.
这是毫无疑问的hating your life is a tough place to be. You feel hopeless and lack the energy to even take the first step.
I have felt shame. You have felt it too.
It’s that emotion when you want to tuck yourself into a tight little ball, roll into a dark corner, and disappear.
You feel like a bad person who is unworthy, unlovable, andcast out.
Shame feels like you’ve done something very, very wrong — so wrong that your self-esteem withers, and you see yourself as seriously flawed.
You are filled with self-loathing and inadequacy.
Did you know thatself-respect and self-esteemare different?
Self-esteem comes from how you think and feel about yourself. Self-respect comes from what you do.
Although you can work on changing your thoughts and feelings alone, the path to self-esteem is far less difficult when you work on self-respect.
But what if you think, “I have no self-respect?” Or you wonder, “What does self-respect mean?” Let’s go over why you need it andhow you can respect yourself more.
When you live in one place for a long time, you establish a lot of friends and acquaintances.
You don’t realize how theseconcentric circles of people in your life create a familiarity that feels safe and comforting.
You take for granted how effortlessfriendshipsare that have so much time and history.
You know one another really well, you know what to expect from each other, and even if you don’t see your friends every day, you know they are there for you
They are the netting that holds life in place and gives you a sense of belonging.
Do you sometimes struggle with low self-esteem?
Do you engage in negative self-talk and neglect to praise yourself or show yourself love?
Women have so many demands on them — work, family and home responsibilities, children, and other commitments we make thinking we can and should do it all and do it perfectly.
Then we getoverscheduled and overwhelmedand begin doubting our abilities and our own inner beauty.
To stay mentally, physically, and emotionally healthy and balanced, you have to practice self-care, and one of the best self-care activities is using daily affirmations for women.
An affirmation is a declaration or phrase that you repeat to declare to yourself your intention to make the positive affirmation statement true.
With each positive affirmation, you are reinforcing a vision of what you know can be true.