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I relate to Amy Farrah Fowler from Big Bang Theory

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I am mid way through watching this video on YouTube and have come to the realisation that I am literally her: https://youtu.be/eJfX3njMVww?si=l9lVAhYxQwCP18uu I don't believe she is neurodivergent, but she could be and if she was that would make even more sense. I wouldn't say I grew up in a horrible way (for the most part at least) but Amy grew up in a situation where she was very very lonely and never had any friends or had much fun. I too never had friends at school and even when I was little the friends I did have frequently ditched me which only became more apparent once I went into secondary school. I literally sat alone every day and spoke to nobody other than the occasional teacher between year 8 to year 11. I made a couple friends within that time, but they ended up leaving the school or just ditching me too. This went into sixthform/college and now I'm doing an online degree where obviously I am alone again. I am 23 now and can't even get into work because I have no way to communicate with others. I am still waiting for my diagnosis and have been for well over 1 year. Amy has Sheldon, Penny and Bernadette at least. Sheldon is likely on the spectrum and perhaps Howard is too. I find comfort in shows like this that I may also find people who a nice and friendly and I hope to fall in love one day. I basically also grew up as an only child (for the most part) so I never even had a basic sibling-built-in-best-friend type of relationship either. Anyway, I just wanted to share the video and my thoughts. I recommend watching the video I linked.

  • Thanks for posting that, I'm not a big watcher of BBT, but I've seen various episodes across the time it's been on. 

    I enjoyed the breakdown of the character, and it's really nice to see popular characters in big series that don't fit the normal niche roles, but are interesting and develop over time in their own way. I think she makes a good role model in that regard, as the person said, someone who actually learns about themselves and learns to embrace all their different aspects. It's also interesting to see characters with difficult parenting backgrounds, and how it shapes people and yet the character gets help to move past and forward in her life.

    Nice watch!