Does anyone feel like, they don't really TRULY belong ANYWHERE in this world?
I have places that are better than other places. My parents love me. My dad sort of gets me. I don't have any friends. I live with my parents but want to live alone. It's not even the "born in the wrong body" thing necessarily (I'm nonbinary). And I don't think it's just being neurodivergent either (Autistic and ADHD). It's probably because I watch a lot of cartoons and animated movies, but sometimes I look out the window, or at a picture someone posted, and even if it's beautiful, it also feels wrong, and makes me a little bit sad. Maybe it's just because it reminds me that the real world is VERY painfully different from my favorite cartoons. Idk.
Sometimes I feel like I relate more to certain cartoon characters than I do to MYSELF. I know that doesn't make sense, but that's the only way I can describe it. I don't actually think I am those people, I know who I am, in this world. But sometimes I wonder, wouldn't it be cool if those words were real, and some of us actually were supposed to be born there? I mean, I absolutely LOVE being able to enjoy MANY different stories through the screen, we live in an entertainment golden age. But I always have to return to the real world, which, especially at the current moment, is so unappealing (I live in the US). I've just been struggling unable to get anywhere for so long because of our oppressive systems and a lack of people understanding me. I definitely feel like I don't belong here.
Maybe that idea worked it's way into my subconscious and attached itself to the idea of cartoon worlds. I don't hate who I am, and there are lots of good things about my life, but sometimes I do wish I could just start over and reincarnate as whatever cartoon character I relate to the most. (If I could choose, Gus from The Owl House.) So, anyone else feel like this? Do you understand what I'm trying to say? This world just feels so dull yet overwhelming at the same time, and I feel alone. I dream of a place where I belong. And many of my favorite cartoon worlds feel like those places.