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i was humbled by peers smarter than me fairly early so i havent seen myself as the smart one since i was 13 now ive discovered i have a social issue where i as
by boogieknite 1mo ago
i was humbled by peers smarter than me fairly early so i havent seen myself as the smart one since i was 13
now ive discovered i have a social issue where i assume everyone is on the same page and assume that if i spell out a logical conclusion than i would be patronizing a person who i assume would find my remark obvious and pedantic. its only in the past few months my therapist pointed out im still in the 9xth percentile or whatever based on standardized testing and education and most people are nonplussed by my expectations
in very simple, rude terms, im now treating others much more helpfully. but internally i feel like im treating adults like theyre children which feels gross and bad. people receive me MUCH better now so it seems to have solved my social issue, but now im noticeably a bit more depressed at the state of the world