Outcasts

[SonicBOOM]

someone else on another thread said that they were outcasted by church,socaity, and people in general. I personally can relate to this and I wanna make a poll on this. Please add your thoughts as I'm sure fellow outcasts out there will be encoureged

 

[français]

Everyone generally likes me.. Until I tell them I am gay. Then, some Christians start backing away from me, although most others are ok.

Like for example, when I was a child, I was a devout Catholic. I would read the Bible time after time, and would try and be as religious as possible. Once the Priest finds out I am gay.. He does not disown or hate me, but he treats me different.

Most of my friends accept me, including many Christians. I know many devout Christians who are still my friends, even though they do not support gay marriage and all.

But, there are those Christians who squirm when I tell them, and who get weary and sort of take me out of their lives. Fortunately, this has not happened a lot.


I am no longer a Church goer, but I was for a while, and many people did not have a problem, while others wanted me out. It was interesting lol

 

[Apollo Celestio]

Not by the world, as someone who isn't into sex and isn't interested in wrong doing.. it's not their fault. I'm willingly anti-social. At church, i'm accepted by the older people, and mostly by those my age. But kids aren't too fond of me usually.

 

[Autumnleaf]

I'm a reforming outcast. Both in the world and in the Church.

 

[HisLittleHazelnut]

I'm an outcast because I'm different. I have disabilities that make it difficult for me to really form relationships, and although I try to talk to other people, people think I'm odd and won't have anything to do with me.

 

[français]

I'm an outcast because I'm different. I have disabilities that make it difficult for me to really form relationships, and although I try to talk to other people, people think I'm odd and won't have anything to do with me.

Awww **hugs**

Don't worry what others think. Just remember that.

 

[SonicBOOM]

I'm an outcast because I'm different. I have disabilities that make it difficult for me to really form relationships, and although I try to talk to other people, people think I'm odd and won't have anything to do with me.

I can relate to this. I honestly think I have socail anxeity disorder because I can be calm and relaxed anywhere.... but when i'm trying to talk to people I often stumble over my words and say the most stupidest things. I simply get nervious and I can't be myself around people.... so people tend to just not like me.

 

[français]

I can relate to this. I honestly think I have socail anxeity disorder because I can be calm and relaxed anywhere.... but when i'm trying to talk to people I often stumble over my words and say the most stupidest things. I simply get nervious and I can't be myself around people.... so people tend to just not like me.

Aww! I am like that when there are people who I do not know.. Like if it is me, a friend, and then like 5 people I do not know.. I am crazy!

Or when I have to publically speak.. Oh my goodness, it is terrible. And I myself am a pretty repetitive person.. I will repeat things sometimes and it's like what on earth!

**hugs** There are many people who love you, so don't feel bad!

 

[HisLittleHazelnut]

I have Asperger's, a disorder which is basically one step up from Autism.
I also have Tourette's syndrome, so I'm ticking all the time (no I don't shout profanities, but I have other vocal and motor tics)
I have other disorders too painful to relate here. These caused all kinds of social issues.
Then there is the fact that I was adopted when I was eight, and at that age had the social skills of a toddler.

 

[français]

I have Asperger's, a disorder which is basically one step up from Autism.
I also have Tourette's syndrome, so I'm ticking all the time (no I don't shout profanities, but I have other vocal and motor tics)
I have other disorders too painful to relate here. These caused all kinds of social issues.
Then there is the fact that I was adopted when I was eight, and at that age had the social skills of a toddler.

awww. Well that is certainly no reason for someone to look down upon you. Because you seem to be a very nice person

Plus, I see you are getting married.. I knew that someone as nice as you was probably engaged or already married! Your boyfriend is lucky to have you.

Just hang in there, and never worry what others may think.. Because remember that when one person thinks something negative, sooo many disagree. You are certainly NOT an outcast!

 

[Sketcher]

I'm not as much of an outcast as I used to be, but I was outcasted for most of my childhood.

 

[HisLittleHazelnut]

awww. Well that is certainly no reason for someone to look down upon you. Because you seem to be a very nice person

Plus, I see you are getting married.. I knew that someone as nice as you was probably engaged or already married! Your boyfriend is lucky to have you.

Just hang in there, and never worry what others may think.. Because remember that when one person thinks something negative, sooo many disagree. You are certainly NOT an outcast!

Heh, the interesting thing about my fiance is he has the same disorders... we just have different strengths and weaknesses with them.
He's an extrovert that has been outcasted. I think that's worse than with me, because I'm an introvert who tries to talk to people but usually can't relate. I have my special interests that seem to be of no interest to others, or if they are interested in it, only nominally. People think I have a lot of obsessions.

 

[Tragic Paradox]

I'm more of a loner I guess....than an outcast. No one has really rejected me, but that's because I don't give any one a chance to. I've spent my life avoiding people. So I don't really have friends.

 

[moerunamida]

I'm outcasted by my mother.

 

[Tinkerbell33]

I can relate to this. I honestly think I have socail anxeity disorder because I can be calm and relaxed anywhere.... but when i'm trying to talk to people I often stumble over my words and say the most stupidest things. I simply get nervious and I can't be myself around people.... so people tend to just not like me.

I'm like that to. At college I never really reveal who I am to people, I think its part of a defense mechanism because I worry that people will dislike me. Yeah I know stupid huh?. lol. People probably see me as reserved and quiet.

 

[Marycita]

I'm kind of annoyed....I normally get along well with everyone....and now I'm feeling pretty outcasted by my roommates...

this feeling stinks...

 

[rulabelle]

I feel most rejection from Christian. I know people may find this strange but i really do. At my home church there are not many people my age there and i am friends with a few but the people who are a bit older never speak to us. Then at uni though some people talk to me from the Christian Union, not many do and there is the feeling of the 'popular group' and the rest of us.

That's how i feel anyway.

 

[.Sabre.]

I've been outcasted many times by elitists. People think I smoke my socks, for the most part. But there are some who like me.

 

[SonicBOOM]

I feel most rejection from Christian. I know people may find this strange but i really do. At my home church there are not many people my age there and i am friends with a few but the people who are a bit older never speak to us. Then at uni though some people talk to me from the Christian Union, not many do and there is the feeling of the 'popular group' and the rest of us.

That's how i feel anyway.

when I was 17 I accepted Christ... from the age of 17-19 I had some pretty bizzare ideas of the world [as alot of us do when we are new in our faith, we are still living off of "milk"]. At about the age of 20 [only 2-3 years after I accepted Christ] I started to think for myself on alot of issues and this caused alot of people in the church to just not like me. they saw me as a "heretic" or as an "arragent liberal" or whatever poppycock they could come up with. I was offically an outcast in the Christain faith and until very recently I have struggled with my faith tremendiously and have had points where I was pretty serious about giving it up.... though God reassured me one night that being an outcast is what all of the profits, apostles, and even his Son encountered and suffered. the ways of the world are very twisted and if we find ourselves oppossed to them than we will be thrown out and isalated. It's sad... but it's true


thats my little testomony about my exprence with christain people I think I finnally know what it means to rejoice when we suffer. Suffering is a sign of honor that only those of greatness endure.

 

[r1nn]

I think that technically everyone has been outcasted at least once in their lives. Some more than others, though.

I've always been an introvert. I like to observe and I get bothered by large groups of people (saying like...more than 20 at a party, or something). I used to be worse though: I hated taking telephone calls; I wouldn't talk to anyone at school because I thought they wouldn't like me; and I was the target for teasing and ridiculing.

Like some of you on here, I have a disorder; Mixed-Expressive Receptive Disorder to be precise. I can't express myself orally as well as the average person, and I'll hear things incorrectly sometimes (ex: fish instead of dish). This disorder also caused me to have a speech delay. When I was in elementary school, I had to take some speech classes to catch up with everyone else. Other classmates would correct me on my mispronunciation, and quite honestly, that is one of the things that hit me the most. It was like I was dumb, or something...but really it wasn't my fault at all.

Forcing myself to attend my first church last year helped me get out of my shell to talk to people. Since then, I feel more comfortable speaking aloud to a large group and I've progressively felt better about who I am as a person (I've suffered from low self-esteem for awhile).

Eh, I guess I kinda went off-topic there...it sorta pertained to the discussion anyway. I guess all I meant to say is that I've felt outcasted many times, but now I don't really like to focus on that aspect--I hang around people who accept me.