Outsiders & Outcasts (For Those That Don't Belong)

From the moment we are born as human beings, the people around us prepare us to fit the herd. We start out as being part of a family, and then we expand our social life with friends, acquaintances, colleagues, and, in many cases, a significant other. People tend to work together and spend time with each other, and thus, they form a well-oiled machine called society.

Living among the herd has many benefits, like safety, security, access to other people including potential mates, and a shared identity that creates a sense of self. But in some cases, the herd doesn’t want you anymore, and you become an outcast. Or you don’t want the herd anymore, and you become a recluse. Or, perhaps, a little bit of both.

No matter what the reason is: some people just don’t seem to belong. And when you don’t belong, you’re an outsider; an outcast. So, how do we handle being an outsider? What about those that don't belong?

This video explores the fate of those outsiders and outcasts that live outside the herd.

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00:00 Intro
01:21 The outsider: choice or condemnation?
03:07 The herd versus solitude
05:07 Hermits & recluses
06:25 Wrap-up

[hideakipage]

The more I'm surrounded by people the more I feel alone.

[Alex_Sturm]

Since childhood, i always felt that i did not belong to any group. I'm always outside any group, even if i have a circle of friends it doesn't last long and mostly i choose outside.

[m_b_lmackenzie]

Let's make a society of outsiders.

First meeting: No one shows up

Excellent.

[DNT]

One who looks outside, dreams. One who looks inside, awakens.

Carl Jung

[Kevin-cydr]

I never belonged anywhere, i thought it was weird. Glad to know I'm not alone.

[neuralmanacle]

For those who don't know, 'Einzelgänger' (German) means loner.

[dibsequiped]

The freedom to make my own mistakes was all I ever wanted.

[deadcat]

I've lived as an outsider my entire life. Even in childhood it seemed as I couldn't connect with people of my age easily. All my friends and cousins, they all seemed to fit into the system of family really well and I thought that there was something wrong with me. I have no close relationship with either of my parents or any other grown ups. When I try to talk about something openly people accuse me of being a radical intentionally trying rebel to make others uncomfortable. My mother said my thought process is weird and twisted. It is hard to survive in environments that actively discouraged critical thinking. Even in school I had very few close friends. I used to spend hours trying to explain myself to others. Now everything is alright. I no longer take the effort to explain anything and I'm OK with being misunderstood. Now I know that there are others suffering the same internal conflict like me, it doesn't seem so alone.

[QuietlyMagnetic]

It's better, to rule your own spirit than to rule a city.

[christianbyers]

I was pushed away, I was pushed away over and over and over again. There comes a point when you are pushed away and ignored so much that you just stop trying to even get a simple hello.

[ICEcoldJT]

“Do not EVER let anyone make you feel like you DON’T MATTER.” 🙌🏽

[Lone_Star]

I feel severely disconnected from human society. I have nothing in common with them.

[jacintamclaughlin]

The people with no freinds or barely any freinds have the most unique personalities and when I talk to them they seem to do very adventurous life's . Personally I love being alone times I feel disappointed in people but I try to remind myself it's ok to be the outcast

[Pompomeranian]

I think what saved me from my lifetime of black sheep syndrome was heavily lowering my expectations of everyone and to stop giving of myself so freely. I have been preyed upon by a lot of cheats, gossips and selfish prats and gotten hurt trying to be their friends. Now I take care with who gets to sit at my table. I let people come to me and I expect nothing of them so I am not disspointed if I need to show them the door.

[wizardbob]

The worst part about people going into madness is that it can easily be prevented if someone went out of their way to show simple acts of kindness such as asking about their day or being there for them

[coffeeosu_]

Here I am at university, 4 months in no friends, havent attended a single party, I find it difficult to relate to the drama of college life and thus I have become an outsider, cut off from the herd, but also blessed with the oppurtunity to discover myself in solitude...

[Diana-gtrv]

“Many outsiders have a deep concern for humanity.” I can totally relate to this.
I myself have never followed the herd mentality and I’ve always been more than happy about it. There is no need to suffer from not belonging to the herd, on the contrary you might even develop an intuitive sense of superiority.

[tomroz]

Being alone has a power that very few people can handle

[Dacademeca]

"The Path To Greatness Is Through Non Conformity."
- Me

[weld_everything]

It's difficult when you learn you're one who needs to walk a solitary road.