i’m not a very social teenager. i’m very quiet around people i don’t know and in new situations. i usually avoid making eye contact with strangers. my family constantly calls me antisocial and makes fun of me for it. i try to be social, but my brain just doesn’t allow me to. they also find me very weird.

i enjoy sitting in the dark, listening to slow & peaceful music. they often call it depressing music and say i act emo for liking the dark. i find peace from thunderstorms and i love watching lightning during the storm. that is what’s happening right now. i am sitting in the dark, listening to my peaceful music, and watching lightning of a thunderstorm passing through my town.

these are things i enjoy doing but my family teases me & makes me feel unwanted and like i don’t belong with them. i’ve started wondering if something is wrong with me, any thoughts?