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I (43, f.) have been struggling all my life with the fact that I behave very differently from "normal" people in many situations. As a result, I have experienced a lot of exclusion and bullying. My difference starts with the fact that I don't understand why people like to talk about other people and make them feel bad - I find such conversations unfair and extremely boring.
I can hardly take part in such things and then again I seem arrogant, unapproachable and sometimes even "antisocial". Now I'm wondering if it makes sense to practice techniques that make you seem more adapted, or if it might be better to stay more or less lonely. Of course I don't like to be alone, but I also don't want to become a bullying victim again, just because I can't manage to behave like the majority.
Do you know any tricks that prevent you from being bullied even though you have a slightly different communication and social behavior?