Tell us about a time when you felt out of place.
Because of the childhood neglect, I was raised under. I have always felt out of place. I have never felt like I belong anywhere. It’s difficult to stay very long at social gatherings. It’s difficult for me to look around and see people having a good time and wonder what I’m missing.
I have always known I was different. My childhood traumas because my mother failed to respond to my emotional needs. Along with the fact that I was punished when I talked. I was taught that my feelings did not matter. I had to adapt, by pushing my feelings down and away so that I didn’t bother people. This was a survival tactic to deal with my feelings. But as an adult in becomes a problem.
Emotions are the glue that connects us to other people. I never felt as though I connected with people. I feel like an outcast everywhere I go. I never feel like I can be myself around people. Because I never learned how to socialize with other people.
Because of the emotional distance, and reflection I had as a child, I am more comfortable being by myself, rather than being around people.
From Pity to Praise 