In behavior, normal means not deviating very much from the average. "Not normal" is often used in a negative sense (improper, sick, etc.). Abnormality varies greatly in how pleasant or unpleasant this is for other people; somebody may half-jokingly be called "pleasantly disturbed". Examples of "normality" are mainstream, temperance, vanilla sex, equilibrium, stability, reality, peace, health, middle way; contrast these with eccentricity, perversion, paraphilia, intersexual, disease, disability, mental illness, addiction, war, crime, fantasy, dream, hallucination, illusion.

Some terms could fit in both lists, for example boredom: too much "normality" can be boring, but boredom is a kind of suffering, which can be considered "not normal".

Quote: It is dangerous to be right on a subject on which the established authorities are wrong. - Voltaire. (It is dangerous not to be "normal" even if you are right).

Quote: That kid Robert is more normal than you Kate! (that person acts in a such a way that does not vary much from an average socialogical point of view. )

Quote: Keep it Real! (Stop being fixated by dreams of unachievable things, focus on the reality of the present situation.)

See also

• Abnormality
• Deviant behavior
• Neurotypical
• Norm (sociology)
• Normal for Norfolk

Human behavior