> I can tell you that your feeling of wasted potential isn't just a consequence of how you were treated. Most people in this situation have it. Yup. I was reas

> I can tell you that your feeling of wasted potential isn't just a consequence of how you were treated. Most people in this situation have it. Yup. I was reasonably well-treated as a gifted kid (well, still bullied to death, but at least, I had smart + available parents and many opportunities to learn by myself). I still suffer from that. I do have a few achievements behind my belt. I have a PhD, I have code running on your computer and in low earth orbit. Pretty much every junior developer learns stuff that I (and many, many others) have contributed to create. I raise a kid, I donate blood, money, time to charities. And I can't escape the feeling that I'm wasting my time, that I could/should be doing something greater, and that I'm basically useless as is. Yes, I probably need some kind of therapy :)