Pros And Cons Of All Misfits

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The misfit of all misfits is how I perceive myself in the mirror that has been distorted by my anxiety and society’s subconscious attacks.

My preferred companions are books, music and technology. I have only a small circle of close friends even though our bartering system of offensive jokes may have you think differently. They could easily be counted as weird. To be plain, I found it quite easy to doubt my ability to have any sort of "close relationship" due to my irrational fears of being vulnerable and my seemingly infinite battle with insecurity.

For most of my life I have lived somewhere between who I really am and how I am perceived. Between categories and definition. I don’t fit in. I used to think that was a curse, but slowly, I’m

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