It's being fat. I've been overweight and thin, and I'm really observant. If you're even 20 lbs. overweight or so (or more...) then you're expected to act differently---you can be the "fun fatty" who doesn't have his or her own opinions, just goes along, etc. etc. or people will start to ignore you.

Selfish people don't know they are selfish, mean people don't realize they are mean, rude people are not aware of they rudeness. I am pretty sure your opinion of yourself are not on oar with your peers.

im that person; it is being unique. Being a different size has less to do with it. I have been normal and eccentric, I always felt like a wierd o when i was eccentric, wishing I could say normal things, but now, i wish i had that unique eccentric self back. I resent that people made me feel bad about it actually, it is something I love when i see it in other people.

I was overweight last year. People on the street generally ignore you or on occasion even try to bully you. People are mean like that. Maybe they're trying to help, in some wack way.

Since December I've lost just over 20 pounds. Now when I go outside people no longer ignore me.

And the bullying stopped.

I feel the same way as you, and I am not at all overweight. I was born naturally thin and never had any issues with my weight or appearance, but I've always had anxiety issues because I feel like my personality is different or weird, and because of this I have a wall up, even with close friends.

I think you come off as weird when you are really conscious of how others are perceiving you because you aren't acting like your natural self. That's what I think the issue is, at least for me. It has nothing to do with weight, and it kind of annoys me when people assume that thin people must have no problems at all fitting in.

I don't think it's a weight thing. I am 5'7" 109lbs with blonde hair, long legs, blah blah. It's because you are probably more observant, emotionally intelligent, critical thinking, and conventionally intelligent. I get it too. People think I am awkward because I make jokes over heads without thinking. Normal people can sniff you out(I try to avoid them in my personal life). We all get it if we don't conform. Are you a woman? I think the normies (I. E. coworkers, friends of friends) can just tell that we are not the same as them. For example, I don't wear costume jewelry, trendy disposable clothes, get men to buy sh*t for me, contour my face or get mani/pedis. They get confused like, "you could be so hot.... Why don't you make 'an effort' "? I like myself on the periphery. Those described above can do whatever they want and so will I. The trick is to find your tribe of other' weird ones'.

make some less judgemental friends? no one rubs me the wrong way. imho any rubbing is better than none!

you nailed it!