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I took the official Mensa test when I was 14 and got either 142 or 152. After receiving an invitation by email and having a quick look at their forum and seeing how it was just a huge circle jerk (much like any forum, including this one at times) with threads like "Things sub 120 IQ people don't understand?", I left and never really cared about any of that again.
Despite that, I definitely noticed that I was abnormal and different as a kid. So much so that eventually, in high school, I intentionally dumbed myself down/behaved recklessly just so I could get along with others and attract girls. It worked — I had a lot of friends and girlfriends, and now I'm an amalgamation of my "true" self (which now only really comes out in periods of extreme stress) and the "inauthentic" image I created in high school and my early 20s.
I used to be ADHD-like (and still am, in fact, that's why I work about an hour or less per day when I average it out over a long period of time), have anxiety, a history of severe depression, and a lot of hypochondria. If that's thanks to my IQ, well, I'm not convinced the trade-off is worth it.
Despite that, I definitely noticed that I was abnormal and different as a kid. So much so that eventually, in high school, I intentionally dumbed myself down/behaved recklessly just so I could get along with others and attract girls. It worked — I had a lot of friends and girlfriends, and now I'm an amalgamation of my "true" self (which now only really comes out in periods of extreme stress) and the "inauthentic" image I created in high school and my early 20s.
I used to be ADHD-like (and still am, in fact, that's why I work about an hour or less per day when I average it out over a long period of time), have anxiety, a history of severe depression, and a lot of hypochondria. If that's thanks to my IQ, well, I'm not convinced the trade-off is worth it.
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