I had a particularly bad school switch between the 3rd and 4th grade. Going from a strict private catholic school to the nearby public cool, I was teased a lot.

I had a particularly bad school switch between the 3rd and 4th grade. Going from a strict private catholic school to the nearby public cool, I was teased a lot. It sucked. At some point "weirdness" just became part of my identity, I embraced it as a shield. Having grown up, I've moved past some of it. I still recognize that I've got an essential core of weirdness. In college I learned about the myers-briggs and, while you can criticize the test all you want, the iNtuitive / Sensing divide is real thing. I'm just an iNtuitive living in a sensor world. I definitely budget my weirdness. I don't care about my clothes, but I recognize that it's good social engineering to look good. I try to be open and friendly to all types of people, especially people who remind me of being an outcast in grade school. But at times I see people who just seem to be... pointlessly wasting their weirdness. They're talented, bright, energetic, and you're spending time praying to crystals? There's so much more you could be doing! I'm really worried about becoming the society that ostracized my past self.