989Penny Syson sent this SOTM from Doncaster, United Kingdom. She explained: “Said to me by a dear friend of mine who knows the 'real me' and despite it sounding terrible cliche it's true. I try so hard each day to fit in, to be what he calls a 'normie' but inside I'm not a 'normie' at all.

"After confiding in him, this is what he told me and I've not heard anything more true to this day. Other people are stuck in the stereotype of being 'normal' whereas the others who aren’t are free to express themselves in a world where freedom is a very difficult thing to come by.

"And each day I get closer to being the person I want to be, just one step at a time.”