Defining 'Normal'

[Gregor]

Hi all,

I'm just feeling a little philosophical, so thought i would share that with the group!

I was thinking earlier about how i would love to become 'normal' again. I've long wished for that. However, i started thinking, what is 'normal'? i've suffered from anxiety/agoraphobia for about five years now, so is this way of life now the norm? is this the 'normal' for me?

Then again, is it dangerous for me to just accept how i am as 'normal'?

Gregor
(thinking on normalisation)

[LeeBee]

In the midst of depression a couple of years ago, I thought "Perhaps this is normal for me. Perhaps this is just my life now and I have to get use to it". Admittedly, at the time, I didn't fully realise that I was depressed. I just thought that maybe feeling as miserable and low as I did was just another phase of life and I should get used to it. But I was so utterly unhappy, that after a while I just couldn't accept it. I had to change things. I wasn't "normal" for me. Damn glad I didn't just accept it now.

So maybe it depends on what is acceptable for you?