Am I Normal?

When people ask if they are normal, they are assuming that a health professional will have an easy way to measure the concept. There is no such clear way to determine normal, except what is typical for the culture, age group and life circumstance. The idea of normal is ever changing in life, depending on life transitions, age, culture and the community in which they live. For example, the next time people leave the house observe others and pay attention to all of the different types of people there are in the world.

There is no one personality type that professionals view as being normal. The idea of being normal is a concept, a conclusion which cannot be measured. If one ever wonders if they are normal, the answer is it depends. Emotions allow people to experience strength, compassion, love, joy, sorrow, envy and a full range of feelings and sensations. Mental Health Professionals possess their own ideas about who needs help, and these ideas are in dispute because they cannot be measured or quantified.

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