I started retaking a calculus course after learning about giftedness 7 months ago at 25 and I experienced such powerful emotions and ideas that I couldnt even pay attention anymore and I realized I struggled with calculus when I was 18 likely because of this sensitivity to the sheer richness of possibility in math. It depressed the heck out of me but now I know I just have to learn in my own way and at my own pace! Without this insight, I wouldn't have been able to reclaim my love of math.
Really really excellent, Imi. I am so grateful for your thoroughness and concise yet velvet glove sensitivity of language. Makes me feel more at home in the world.
Yes It is true! In France there are the two diferent concepts: the surdoues ou haut potentiel ( neurodivergent people with treats mencioned on your audio with IQ between 125 onwards) versus the haut QI ( that are neurotypical or traditional people who have just high IQ). Gifted people are in general ultra sensitive!
Another good video for describing neurodivergent types and the unique challenges they face. I’m puzzled though what neurodivergent people are seeking after watching these videos. The videos do help people self identify. And I see comments where people are relating and self identifying as gifted. But these videos repetitively point out the challenges of being gifted. I don’t see responses indicating people seeking to improve their lives in relation to these challenges. Are gifted people not seeking to form a community with one another so that they can face their unique challenges together? If they are where are they trying? Do gifted people want to find more ways to be effective instead of frustrated with academics and work? These videos list some fields where they might have better luck but I see very little comments that build on this. Going back to community don’t we want to face these challenges together? Regarding existential depression. Is this not uniquely challenging? Is it not difficult talking to people who don’t understand or relate to existential depression? Would it not help to talk to others who face this and work together to be more effective in facing this? I’m not relating to the behavior of stating “this video describes me” and then leaving it at that. I do find I relate to these videos but relating to these videos does little more than increase my vocabulary for describing my experience. An experience I knew well before applying terminology to it. Do we not want to do more? Or is having our comment liked and briefly and politely replied to enough?
To answer your first question as a self identifying gifted etc. etc., I am at the point where I am creating my own ideological framework that I intend on bringing those who I care about within in order to not only exalt their own attributes but as well to have a sense of community that honours these liberating perspectives. It's called 'make your own religion!'
@@oogabooga685- I’m just discovering this information and I find it very validating to learn that I’m not alone in these struggles. I have a 19 year old daughter who struggles in similar ways and I can relate to what she’s going through, but I have not been able to express my encouragement to her effectively, until I found videos like this. The challenges we’ve faced have left is feeling discouraged and inferior. Our social experiences have prevented us from being able to recognize our positive potential. She’s young enough that she can reframe these beliefs as she sets out at a supportive university. I have found “my people” within my religious affiliation. There are a minority of us, especially as women, who are devout but not blind, thoughtful and desiring to be articulate, weighing ideas, testing concepts - this drives a lot of neurotypicals crazy, but among us, it’s very enjoyable to have these debates. We are finding each other and community is vitally important.
Hello Ima Lo. I just found your website, Eggshell Therapy and Coaching, and this led me to your TH-cam channel. I wanted to thank you directly for your article, "Why Are Highly Intelligent People Misunderstood?"" I am in the USA. I am a woman who works in a type of work that you find more men doing the work than women. I Googled reasons why I'm commonly misunderstood, which led me to your article. It was helpful and healing; it made me feel understood by someone! You really hit the mark with all of your points very clearly. I am definitely the "black sheep" of the family! When I was younger, I was known for asking "why" a lot. I have a very cause & effect wired brain. There are times, my mom would try to give me a reason I couldn't do something, and I would articulate as to why her "reason" didn't make sense. She would say, "You should be a lawyer!" If she got frustrated enough, she'd holler at my dad, "Would you deal with your daughter!?" My two siblings are the ones who made me feel like the black sheep. My parents were pretty good overall... sometimes dad didn't take me seriously, but that's faded. However, unfortunately, as an adult, I've been through 3 really physically abusive relationships, the last one I would call a narcopath... Sometimes, I feel the after-affects of this causes me to be even more socially ackward or misunderstood. Like there's a neon sign that I've been through trama... like the after effects are following me around, causing me to act/react further in a way that people would misunderstand... I just want to fit in at work and in life in general, and stop feeling like the damage the exes did is still lingering... it doesn't help I work with mostly men. However, your article really did help me to understand why I'm frequently misunderstood, so thank you so very much! I'm now subscribed to your channel!
both of my parents are hsp my father is a gifted enfp and my mother is a bright esfp both with overexcitabilities especially emotional but that has been the root of my moms bpd and my father aspd/npd the abuse the drugs and drinking to cope , it's a gene now because my grandparents were gifted and bright too and now my sisters kids came out with the gene hsp and overexcitability with high emotional intelligence especially we are all also neurodivergent high iq I don't know about my half siblings and their kids tho i here my half sister son is pretty bright and sensitive
I started retaking a calculus course after learning about giftedness 7 months ago at 25 and I experienced such powerful emotions and ideas that I couldnt even pay attention anymore and I realized I struggled with calculus when I was 18 likely because of this sensitivity to the sheer richness of possibility in math. It depressed the heck out of me but now I know I just have to learn in my own way and at my own pace! Without this insight, I wouldn't have been able to reclaim my love of math.
Wonderful, thank you. Had me between crying and laughing a couple of times from the recognition/mirroring I missed growing up.
Wonderful! Thank you for your feedback and for letting me know 😊😊😊
Really really excellent, Imi. I am so grateful for your thoroughness and concise yet velvet glove sensitivity of language. Makes me feel more at home in the world.
Aww thank you for your super lovely comment!!!!!!! Means a lot to me 🎈🎈🧡🧡
Yes It is true! In France there are the two diferent concepts: the surdoues ou haut potentiel ( neurodivergent people with treats mencioned on your audio with IQ between 125 onwards) versus the haut QI ( that are neurotypical or traditional people who have just high IQ). Gifted people are in general ultra sensitive!
Oh wow this is really useful for me to know!!! I must look into it. Thank you so much
Another good video for describing neurodivergent types and the unique challenges they face. I’m puzzled though what neurodivergent people are seeking after watching these videos. The videos do help people self identify. And I see comments where people are relating and self identifying as gifted. But these videos repetitively point out the challenges of being gifted. I don’t see responses indicating people seeking to improve their lives in relation to these challenges.
Are gifted people not seeking to form a community with one another so that they can face their unique challenges together? If they are where are they trying?
Do gifted people want to find more ways to be effective instead of frustrated with academics and work? These videos list some fields where they might have better luck but I see very little comments that build on this. Going back to community don’t we want to face these challenges together?
Regarding existential depression. Is this not uniquely challenging? Is it not difficult talking to people who don’t understand or relate to existential depression? Would it not help to talk to others who face this and work together to be more effective in facing this?
I’m not relating to the behavior of stating “this video describes me” and then leaving it at that. I do find I relate to these videos but relating to these videos does little more than increase my vocabulary for describing my experience. An experience I knew well before applying terminology to it. Do we not want to do more? Or is having our comment liked and briefly and politely replied to enough?
To answer your first question as a self identifying gifted etc. etc., I am at the point where I am creating my own ideological framework that I intend on bringing those who I care about within in order to not only exalt their own attributes but as well to have a sense of community that honours these liberating perspectives. It's called 'make your own religion!'
Good luck and I’d like to hear about it and how it goes. Thanks for replying
@@oogabooga685- I’m just discovering this information and I find it very validating to learn that I’m not alone in these struggles. I have a 19 year old daughter who struggles in similar ways and I can relate to what she’s going through, but I have not been able to express my encouragement to her effectively, until I found videos like this. The challenges we’ve faced have left is feeling discouraged and inferior. Our social experiences have prevented us from being able to recognize our positive potential. She’s young enough that she can reframe these beliefs as she sets out at a supportive university. I have found “my people” within my religious affiliation. There are a minority of us, especially as women, who are devout but not blind, thoughtful and desiring to be articulate, weighing ideas, testing concepts - this drives a lot of neurotypicals crazy, but among us, it’s very enjoyable to have these debates. We are finding each other and community is vitally important.
Sorry - I meant to reply to Travis’ comments about how learning about these ideas can actually be applied usefully.
Hello Ima Lo. I just found your website, Eggshell Therapy and Coaching, and this led me to your TH-cam channel. I wanted to thank you directly for your article, "Why Are Highly Intelligent People Misunderstood?"" I am in the USA. I am a woman who works in a type of work that you find more men doing the work than women. I Googled reasons why I'm commonly misunderstood, which led me to your article. It was helpful and healing; it made me feel understood by someone! You really hit the mark with all of your points very clearly. I am definitely the "black sheep" of the family! When I was younger, I was known for asking "why" a lot. I have a very cause & effect wired brain. There are times, my mom would try to give me a reason I couldn't do something, and I would articulate as to why her "reason" didn't make sense. She would say, "You should be a lawyer!" If she got frustrated enough, she'd holler at my dad, "Would you deal with your daughter!?" My two siblings are the ones who made me feel like the black sheep. My parents were pretty good overall... sometimes dad didn't take me seriously, but that's faded. However, unfortunately, as an adult, I've been through 3 really physically abusive relationships, the last one I would call a narcopath... Sometimes, I feel the after-affects of this causes me to be even more socially ackward or misunderstood. Like there's a neon sign that I've been through trama... like the after effects are following me around, causing me to act/react further in a way that people would misunderstand... I just want to fit in at work and in life in general, and stop feeling like the damage the exes did is still lingering... it doesn't help I work with mostly men. However, your article really did help me to understand why I'm frequently misunderstood, so thank you so very much! I'm now subscribed to your channel!
Thank you so much for your kind words, support, and sharing with us 🩷
both of my parents are hsp my father is a gifted enfp and my mother is a bright esfp both with overexcitabilities especially emotional but that has been the root of my moms bpd and my father aspd/npd the abuse the drugs and drinking to cope , it's a gene now because my grandparents were gifted and bright too and now my sisters kids came out with the gene hsp and overexcitability with high emotional intelligence especially
we are all also neurodivergent high iq I don't know about my half siblings and their kids tho i here my half sister son is pretty bright and sensitive
I thought npd is exactly opposite personality type to hsp…
meaning a people can’t really become a npd because of being a highly sensitive person.
@@yuanyuan23191212 hsp is a trait of the nervous system found in about 25% of the species npd is a immature defense mechanism