[Too Dumb] I Worry About My Intelligence Non-stop [Self-esteem] (12)

2 Name: Anonymous : 2012-03-11 05:01 ID:qHNJSb4f

I can relate to this so accurately I can only assume I wrote and submitted this post in my sleep.

I think the problem is how suddenly the "difficulty curve" of education kicks in. I was a smart child because I read books. The stuff they taught 8-year-old me, I already knew. People praised how intelligent I was and consistently told me I would have a good future or whatever. Then in my teenage years things just became difficult. It's not as though calculus was particularly hard, but my brain failed to absorb the information or make use of it effectively.
Eventually I basically gave up and resorted to skipping class and reading books in the library instead. I managed to pass (barely) and got into university. At this point I felt like I was stretching my mental capacities thin, and so I failed the course. It has gotten to be very troublesome. Even basic arithmetic is very difficult for me now, and I have to count out my money in advance before I go and buy anything. I can barely remember what happened an hour ago, so I have to write notes for myself so I don't forget anything important. If I try to read a book, I feel sleepy a few pages in.

You are not alone, OP. Something that I think is worth keeping in mind is that posters on 4-ch have access to Google and Wikipedia and all the time in the world to type their responses. I could make myself sound knowledgeable and argue for/against anything intelligently if I have ten minutes and an Internet connection. However I would be terrible in a "live" conversation, and I suspect many people are this way.

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