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>I'm not particularly smart and only took the test as I was feeling intellectually insecure at the time. How did you deal with this? I've been very insecure ab
by NovaS1X 13y ago
>I'm not particularly smart and only took the test as I was feeling intellectually insecure at the time.
How did you deal with this? I've been very insecure about my intelligence over the last year or so, even though everyone tells me I'm very smart and I do happen to pick things up quite quickly. I just can't see myself as the person they say I am in relation to where I am in my life, I feel like I should be doing something important if I am truly intelligent.
It's starting to affect my relations with people and my relationship with myself as I overcompensate more and more and have become far more competitive.
- eru 13y agoAs always, talk to your Doctor (or psychatrist). Some general hints for almost all mood and mind problems: are you getting the right amount of sleep? Are you exercising? How about your diet? (Are you getting laid enough?) Getting those things right doesn't help directly, but they make it so much easier to cope with whatever life throws at you. Also, forget about intelligence, and start creating.
- dsirijus 13y agoI took it out of insecurity too, early 00s, whatever type Mensa was using then. I still tend to overcompensate too. That's probably not a big of an issue (it's also usually a male thing). >172 (that 172 was the limit because of the not-so-big a sample) There was no verbal questions, though. Only symbolic.
- Joeboy 13y ago> How did you deal with this? Not necessarily very well. I am reasonably happy with myself in terms of what people might characterize as "intellect", but I still feel intractably talented in the field of day-to-day idiocy. I am often quite hard on myself in entirely unproductive ways.