I Am Officially Weird
From Wikipedia's article on eccentricity:
Psychologist Dr. David Weeks mentions people with a mental illness "suffer" from their behavior while eccentrics are quite happy. He even states eccentrics are less prone to mental illness than everyone else.
According to studies, there are eighteen distinctive characteristics that differentiate a healthy eccentric person from a regular person or someone who has a mental illness (although some may not always apply). The first five are in most people regarded as eccentric:
Nonconforming attitude
Creative
Intense curiosity
Idealistic
Happy obsession with a hobby or hobbies
Knew very early in his or her childhood they were different from others
Highly intelligent
Opinionated and outspoken
Unusual living or eating habits
Not interested in the opinions or company of others
Mischievous sense of humor
Single
Usually the eldest, youngest or an only child
Doesn't understand non-verbal cues and hand language
1. Check.
2. Check.
3. Check.
4. Check.
5. Check.
6. Check.
7. Check? I consider myself to be of normal intelligence, but looking at most other people I've seen... [facepalm]
8. Check. Kinda.
9. Semi-check. I have slighty different habits...
10. Check. Kinda.
11. Define "mischeivous." I have a really, really weird sense of humor.
12. Check, but that's normal for my age.
13. Check, check, check.
14. No check.
Now what were the other four?
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