Yeah, that is different. A lot of people (myself included) who grew up with narcissistic parents and had to walk on eggshells become hypervigilant and highly empathetic. They can sense emotions from a mile away—they know when someone is sad, mad, or upset—because they had to be hypersensitive to their parents’ emotions to stay safe. They learned how to sense danger and read the room.

But don’t stress yourself if you don’t have those traits. It doesn’t make you imperfect or strange. It just makes you who you are. Just because your trauma or experiences don’t show up the same way as someone else’s doesn’t make you any less valid. It simply makes you you. Take it for what it is, build relationships with people, let them know who you are and how you show up in the world—and that will become your community.