How do you know you aren't smart? (lemmy.world)

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To me it is chess. I know how the piece move but that is it.

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[-] beliquititious@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 3 days ago

I was tested as a child and had an iq of 164 at 10 years old. For my entire childhood every adult treated me like I was smarter than them and in most cases I was. I was in gifted and accelerated classes and excelled.

I know I'm not smart because from the headstart in life I got I went on to barely graduate from high school, drop out of community college twice, never hold a job for longer than 18 months, and have more gaps on my resume than experience.

[-] CentrifugalChicken@lemm.ee 10 points 3 days ago

Sounds a lot like ADHD.

[-] beliquititious@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 days ago

It is! Or at least what a previous therapist thought.

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