What is normal?

[Grey fox]

I've just been triggered by the amount of people on this site asking if they are "normal" to remember a quote from someone about "normality".

"Normal is just an average. An average is just a statistic, and a statistic is nothing more than a number. I am not a number, are you?"

So basically, there is no such thing as "normal" as everyone is different and unique. BUT, obviously you can be assured whether or not your problem is usual. Or likely, even.

To all of you, "Don't worry, be happy!"

[INFERNO]

Humans are all abnormal to some extent, especially from a biological view. We have numerous mutations that have led us to where we are now, etc... . So when people ask whether they're normal, it's essentially asking how abnormal are they? There is no true normality in humans, there's no way to compare yourself to some completely normal person because no completely normal person is alive or exists.

I do agree with your point though on normal being an average.

[Camazotz]

There is no normal; only society's image of normal exists, but that's not something I want to be a part of.

[MoveAlong]

Normal is an easy way for us to classify the average, widely accepted, and "ok". Sometimes it means mediocre, or fine.

Yes we are numbers. We have one voice. We are one person. Why should it be a bad thing that we are numbers? Even though I am only one person, I can change a lot of stuff.

Of course there is no exact "normal", yes, everybody is unique. But in very general terms, there is a "normal". Why try to get rid of such a useful term?