How do you react when you over hear someone calling you weird?

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Today I was hanging out with my 2 best friends and one of my friend brought 2 other people to just hang out with us. Over the night I heard one of the girls I dont really know saying to the other one how weird I was. This always happens to me.....it doesn't really bother me as much but I don't know how not to take it personally. I hate the word WEIRD.
 
DeadmanWalking

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You could do a lot of things. Personally, I would just ignore it and I'd probably have called them out on it. Told them something like, "I may be weird, but I can still hear perfectly fine!". I'm sorry about that though. I don't think you're weird; you're just you and that's perfectly fine with me.
 
WeirdyMcGee

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I get that all the time.
I'm weirdy, afterall~ doesn't bother me.

Weird is interesting - definitely not boring.
Intriguing, unique, maybe even inspiring.
Try thinking of it that way?
 
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DeadmanWalking said:
You could do a lot of things. Personally, I would just ignore it and I'd probably have called them out on it. Told them something like, "I may be weird, but I can still hear perfectly fine!". I'm sorry about that though. I don't think you're weird; you're just you and that's perfectly fine with me.
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Thanks I appreciated.
 
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WeirdyMcGee said:
I get that all the time.
I'm weirdy, afterall~ doesn't bother me.

Weird is interesting - definitely not boring.
Intriguing, unique, maybe even inspiring.
Try thinking of it that way?
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I understand you point but people tend to avoid the "weird" one and that bothers me because its going against my own self. I can't run from myself and if I am myself allot of people disapprove and "avoid" me.
 
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Aletheia

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MR.Wonderful said:
I understand you point but people tend to avoid the "weird" one and that bothers me because its going against my own self. I can't run from myself and I am myself allot of people disapprove and "avoid" me.
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I've been running my whole life.

I've had to learn that failing to gain other people's approval won't kill me, but denying who I am might.
 
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crescent

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Weird is just means that you act differently than majority, but it doesn't mean that you're wrong or bad. Majority does not imply right or better, it's just there are more people choosing to be that way. Personally, I think I'm weird too, but I'm comfortable being different than most people.
 
Kiwong

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Really unhelpful. I told everyone at work that I suffered from anxiety. One person's response was "You're weird." A cold fear swept through me, and I wondered if I'd done the right thing telling everyone. Most other people were good, so in the end the negative voice of one person mattered little.
 
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gustavofring

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Someone's opinion of you does not have to determine your reality.

Almost everyone has personality traits that other people will dislike. Even so called popular people I've heard people talking about behind their backs, while being big friends with them the next. I'm sure you yourself have done it. Don't take it personally. You don't have to be friends with everyone.

Plus, I think it mostly says a lot about that person. About their prejudice and tendecy to giving in to lowest common denominator gut feelings. It's shallow and judgemental, and it is rational to ignore it and let go off it.
 
hippiechild

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If I don't know them, then I'm overjoyed to know that I'm estranged from their miserable in-group.

If I DO know them, then they probably have enough perspective to only use it as a compliment.
 
MtBikeDude

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I haven't overheard anyone say I'm weird, but I have heard people comment on me being short. :D

I usually ask them if they figured that out all on their own, or if they had help.

Yup, I'm short AND a sarcastic, smart a$$. :)
 
Lea

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I would probably think, "and what are you, bitch" :). But at the same I understand when people think that, and I´m used to it.
 
Phoenixx

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When friends and family say it, I'm fine with it, because they know me. And I'll even joke around sometimes about how "weird" I am. For some reason though, when someone else says it, I feel kind of hurt by it.

Reminds me of a history teacher I had in high school. He really didn't like the word "weird," especially when discussing different cultures. Can't say I blame him totally. Like twiggle said, I feel some people perceive it as something to be ashamed of.
 
Phoenixx

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MtBikeDude said:
I haven't overheard anyone say I'm weird, but I have heard people comment on me being short. :D

I usually ask them if they figured that out all on their own, or if they had help.

Yup, I'm short AND a sarcastic, smart a$$. :)
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^ You remind me of myself. ::p:

I normally don't say that to strangers though when they comment on my height, although I'm tempted. I usually just bite my tongue and save my sarcasm for my family.
 
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Silatuyok

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People just throw that term, "weird," onto people when they find themselves unsure of how to act around someone or what to think of them. Anything out of their tiny little sphere of existence is weird to them. If anything, it just shows how shallow and boring they are.
 
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