To who used to be the gifted and smart kid in class

Normally I guess. I have a job, a roof over my head, food on the table. And that's a lot when you came from a dirt poor family like mine. I have a master's degree so lile people kinda respect that (it means nothing actually, people just care top much apearances and 'prestige '). Don't really have friends or social life. Also deal with a depression ......   reply

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I’m diagnosed with ASD now and I’m too burnt out to leave the house ! Yayyyyy   reply

was “gifted” in elementary, now i have zero motivation, don’t know how to study, am actively failing half my classes, if i’m not immediately good at something i can’t convince myself to do it, depressed, i spend a minimum of 3 hours a day on this website reading and rereading stuff, i have zero plans for the future or dreams, constantly f......   1 reply

I was doing well in school until after an incident and then I wasn't doing so well. Being a top student for a while builds up the expectations of your teacher and some friends. The thought of me being able to do better but didn't drains me. Being teased about it doesn't make it any better, like if I get 2nd some guy would say 'oh you didn't get fir......   reply

Still smart compared to some of my peers but now I'm struggling in learning how to study. It's not because I find the materials or topic to be very difficult, but because I'm struggling on how I can effectively and efficiently explain/remember the materials. I got so used in just copying words by words that I didn't even realize I don't know how to......   reply

Stressed finals are in two weeks and i haven't started studying yet because i always managed to get good results on major tests without trying Can't use logic to pass these ones though they actually require ~4 years of knowledge and consistency Contamination ocd has been getting worse due to the stress too so it's like a double package of anxiet......   1 reply

I ended up with a life altering medical issue, that is seriously hard to treat. I'm working on improving my quality of life, but I'll never be 100% again. It was a combination of the stresses of those ideals that helped cause it. I can't stress enough that you shouldn't sacrifice your mental health for this. Mental stresses like that can cause ph......   reply

Were we actually gifted or were we just a bit advance than others in 1st grade?   1 reply