{"product_id":"i-thought-this-was-normal-stories-from-school-and-early-adulthood-about-the-things-that-quietly-shape-us-9798247708308","title":"I Thought This Was Normal: Stories from school and early adulthood about the things that quietly shape us","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Eli Rowanfield\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Personal Growth - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if the moments that shaped you the most never looked important at the time?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI Thought This Was Normal\u003c\/b\u003e is a quiet, deeply relatable nonfiction book for readers between \u003cb\u003e15 and 30\u003c\/b\u003e who are trying to understand themselves, their reactions, and the invisible influences of growing up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the subtle experiences from \u003cb\u003eschool, friendships, family dynamics, and early adulthood\u003c\/b\u003e that often go unnoticed-but stay with us for years. The moments that didn't seem serious enough to question. The behaviors we adapted to without realizing it. The feelings we learned to silence because everyone else seemed fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough reflective, honest storytelling, \u003cb\u003eEli Rowanfield\u003c\/b\u003e captures what it's like to grow up thinking certain pressures, expectations, and emotional responses are just \"how things are.\" These are not dramatic stories of trauma or extreme events. They are the quiet, ordinary experiences that shape confidence, anxiety, self-worth, and identity long before we have the words for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for you if: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou often replay school or early life moments and wonder why they still affect you\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou've struggled with fitting in, speaking up, or trusting your instincts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou feel like adulthood came with unspoken rules no one explained\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou've ever thought, \u003ci\u003e\"I thought this was normal-so why does it still stay with me?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI Thought This Was Normal\u003c\/b\u003e doesn't tell you what to feel or how to fix yourself. It doesn't label your past or rush you toward answers. Instead, it offers clarity, language, and recognition-helping you understand that noticing these patterns is not weakness, but awareness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a student, navigating your twenties, or just beginning to question the experiences that shaped you, this book reminds you of one simple truth: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou are not broken.\u003cbr\u003eYou are becoming aware.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47570042126487,"sku":"9798247708308","price":1009.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798247708308.webp?v=1774880086","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/i-thought-this-was-normal-stories-from-school-and-early-adulthood-about-the-things-that-quietly-shape-us-9798247708308","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}