Published on 12, July, 2020
I feel like an outsider here, my experiences seem very diferent, my interests different, the things I do or don't do are different. The books I find helpful or not are different. Most of you seem like lovely people, so I'm not having a go at any of you, but I just feel like I don't really belong here with the rest of you, I don't feel like it's imposter syndrome, more like I stick out like a sore thumb because of some of the above. I feel like I'm irritating people because of my differences, here I feel almost as much of an outsider as I do in NT company.
I enjoy reading your posts TCW and very much enjoy another female brain here.
TheCatWoman said:more like I stick out like a sore thumb because of some of the above.
I don't see that and in fact, because we are all so different to one another, I personally don't see the forum as an homogeneous whole but rather as a group of individuals who are often outsiders in society but can share views and concerns here freely and mostly get a useful and understanding response or a least a well considered and balanced riposte.
TheCatWoman said:I feel like I'm irritating people because of my differences,
I don't see this either so perhaps this is tied up with your own self perception?