What is normal

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In the mind of a human vs. a researcher Everyday people are doing out of the ordinary things that we as people may not think is normal. But as a human you are given the right of freedom, letting you choose what you want to do in your everyday life. To one person they might think your psycho and in your own mind think that you are perfectly sane. During my research to find the findings of a researcher who works everyday to figure out what makes a normal human being, I found a quote by a lady of the name Hilary, and her quote stated that "There is no such thing as a normal person, because if you were normal, you would stand out, and if you stand out you are different, and when you are different you can't be normal." This tells me that why are people wasting there time to figure out what is normal and what isn't normal.

Every individual person will have different opinions on what is normal and what is abnormal. Somewhere along the line you will meet or already be acquainted with either a group of people or individual that has the same view or opinion on what they think is normal or not. Usually these people are considered to be friends, lovers, coworkers, or even your own family members. They seem to find something that they view as the same and tend to appraise on the belief or thought. Between myself and a researcher we have some views in common and some not so in common ideas. Because as of what Hilary says in her quote that really nobody is normal, but everyone can have there own opinion or belief that they are normal. But I am determined to figure...