Why?
Why am I writing a blog on this awful subject? I almost hate to lump myself in with people who have been shunned but it wouldn't be honest to do otherwise. I am posting for several reasons:
- Being shunned is a common experience.
- I didn't find much help online for targets of shunning. (Notice I didn't say "victims".)
- I have years of experience, unfortunately, with being shunned by various groups and individual people.
- I think I have some insight into why this happens to me more than others.
- I handled some of these situations creatively.
- I don't have the credentials to write a book on this subject.
- I plan to discuss common social problems involving autism and mental illness as they relate to being shunned.
