I’ve felt that way my entire life
It’s been the main source of a lot of depression and suicidal ideation for me

I believe we evolved as a pack species
You can’t fit in with the pack it used to be a death sentence
So maybe our brain still thinks in those terms

My guess would be that you don't have the same interests; views as a lot the people you are surrounded by. You probably aren't stimulated by the conversation they offer or the activities they take part in.

The solution could be to learn about something most your friends are interested in/talk a lot about then you might have more to say and be more stimulated...

Or you could find a group of people who do share the same interests as you.

Yes, you're an artist? Artists/creative types are just very different types of people, they really don't view the the world the same way as other people. I also have no sense of belonging either. I bounce around from group to group (vastly different groups), site to site and never really find a group that feels like home.

I don't either, when I was a child I was told often I'm older than my age. I didn't get what that meant until recently. I don't click with people my age. I've always felt out of place when I sit with older people.
My mother always jokingly asks; what planet I come from. At some point I deliberately pushed people away. Rarely do I come across like-minded people. And now I prefer my own company the best.

No, actually I don't feel like that. I just feel that everything is temporary and you can feel you belong somewhere for a certain period of time but then circumstances change, the community starts to crumble, people's life change etc. and you need to move further, find something else, adapt.
I also know I differ from most people I come across and that creates some sort of barrier for me, even if I know they probably don't give a rat's a**, I just feel a bit like an alien or an intruder among others connected through something universal for them that I'm excluded from.

Quite often. I've always been a little odd compared to those around me, in the way that I think about or view things. Though it's usually a trait people like. It's also a trait that has helped me grow over time. But that growth has put me somewhere in the middle of two worlds. I have grown beyond the confines of "home" and don't really feel like I fit in. But enough of home remains within me that I understand where the people there come from, and thus I never really fit in around the people who don't have that background either.

I am not sure if your reasons for feeling like you do not fit in are the same or not.

I have never belonged anywhere. I grew to accept this. I have roles and purposes. Life is full of wonder. I use my gifts to write and pursue my interests. You may learn there is nothing whatsoever the matter with you. You are unique. In this world, that is a positive. Embrace you.

I’ve felt like this my whole life, and I believe many feel this way. If I could give my younger self advice it’s don’t waste time and energy trying to fit in. Just be you in whatever space you occupy.

yeah... sound s familiar...
so I decided I will just be me, every alternative will cost me way too much energy
just embrace your peculiarities, be yourself, everyone else is already taken

😌

Often. I am very multifaceted and the best I find are subgroups in which I can express the most of my facets simultaneously. I am still looking for a full fit.

the problem is,, we are all separated. we dont DO freinds anymore, we do follows. we replace real wrold time wiht others with a desparate race to keep up wiht everyone every where, and so, loos the real things , that make us feel real.
each other

Right here, right now

I don't belong 'in' the world - just belong here on this seat in this place waiting for the years to go by and it all to be done with

I don’t belong anywhere either. I was always the problem. So I made my own home to belong to. Now I’m not! It’s cozy too.

all the time! since i was bullied by everyone in my life while being the nice student who liked everyone and helping everyone, couldn't stand injustice, did all my homework and such! i was thought standing up for justice was pointless because no one else would.
people are horrible and more! and gave up on most!

also good news though, you might not belong anywhere but the internet is something that can you link you to that small niche group that are part of!

Non of us are the same , so do what everyone dose.
Tell everyone your the only one that belong 🤗

I’d rather be the fish going ➡️
Whilst all the rest of the fish go ⬅️
I don’t think that’s weird

This one here......it's a lengthy PM with those who care. Up front, for me....it has shades of an author.

I know some days i feel unsettled and i have no idea why 🤔

Yes i have felt that often if honest.
Im happy being a loner if honest. I have a gf who appreciates that part of me. Its all good

yeah I feel like that all the time

Yes. I do.

Yeah

Yeah. I’m the mentally unstable one.

I have anxiety so yes, it is me.
It can't be everyone else, that being said , it doesn't mean I have to fit in.
Just have to embrace the awkward socially clueless little weirdo I am.

I feel like this often being neurodivergent (adult ADHD). I've learned to accept myself as I am. I might not fit in, but I also make my mark. But yeah, when I was young I felt like the world rejected me.

Welcome home @Henal most of us do here as far as I can tell.

I would wager that you have a form of social anxiety or an introspective way of thinking that creates the feeling that you don't fit in. Let's face it, the chances that you're more different than the millions of other different people out there are slim. Most people really aren't incapable of fitting in, they just either don't believe that they can or they've never really learned how to do it. I do get what you mean though, I have often felt like I'm on my own in this shit but then a lot of that comes from me, my mindset and my behaviour and I can see that. I could gel better more of the time if I tried to do so, but I really don't want to try. I'm pretty much a hermit by choice, because I find it easier that way.