I wouldn't have called myself gifted but they definitely thought I was retarded. I was bullied very badly throughout my academic career. So I would just walking in the front and leave out the back. They gave me an IQ test to MAKE sure I was mentally handicapped and found out that I was above average intelligence scoring 128. Not that much but enough for them to call me smart. The bullying never stopped and I dropped out in grade 10.
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Can confirm. Currently transitioning from the former to the latter ๐ค
I'm pretty sure this is something every kid gets told. Ive yet to meet a person who wasnt the gifted kid.
Ask my siblings they hated coming after me as teachers compared them to me.
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I don't think the two categories are disjoint; the doctors also do everything in category one.
Well yes, but for me it is to do with getting a nasty chronic illness that leaves me bedridden and unable to work.
1000% . Literally have 8 cars 6 tape machines 5 vcrs 5 pcs and work on all of them all the time.
I practice self-love but otherwise yes