Thread 33912397

>Me smart
>Everything should come easy
>I should be able to do everything others can do and more, without having to work like they do
>I will only do easy or familiar things to validate my intelluhgens
>Slowly being forced at gunpoint to recognize my decreasing general intelligence as I age and continue to take poor care of myself
>I will never take risks or try anything new because new = unskilled = not effortlessly intelligent = identity crisis = self-torture
>Still want to experience life but that requires taking risks and trying new things
I think I have lost at least 20 IQ points since I was born. Whether I am retarded or not, how do I overcome this? I just want to get good at starcraft II but I have lost all confidence in my ability to digest large amounts of information accurately and quickly.

>>33912397 (OP)
you have an idea of yourself in your head that conflicts with reality, brain is never accurate, just a pattern recognition and recall tool. you overcome this by trying and failing like anyone else, learning at the pace you brain allows. take supplements, exercise, and treat your brain/body right to operate at max capacity

>>33912397 (OP)
Ill be honest with u dude, even if someone is highly intelligent anyone can outperform them with effort.

You also fall under this category if what you think is true, and it very well may just be brainfog due to something unrelated.

This is some fucking good advice her, even if we use the thought experiment that you are indeed dumber (I doubt thats true) but amusing the WORST as long as you try hard, you will outperform.

I would even go so far as to say this would apply to a basketball player who is 5'5 vs 6'10

If the 5'5 player practiced enough he could sink hoops cross court.

If you have 20 less IQ im sure that would only equate to a tiny bit more practice.

I hope u read this. Dont let this thought get you down, because even if the worst scenario comes true, your willpower can overcome.

>>33912397 (OP)
Just cause you're smart doesn't mean things are effortless. You still have to suck for a while as you build skills

You have a porsche in your head that youre letting sit and rust because youre too much of a pussy to learn to drive. I wasted a prison sentence's worth of time doing that too. I don't recommend you keep going like this

>>33912397 (OP)
Intelligence is, of course, not enough to achieve social success. You could figured that by now if your were as smart as you claim.
As for coping with aging, just DO things and live day by day, as everyone.

Brain works equally to any muscle:
- Tends to minimum energy expenditure: thinking consumes energy and the simple way of doing things is always preferred. You don't use it, and it shrinks.
- Could be trained
- General common sense lifestyle recommendation for sport practice are effective:
sleep, nutrition, training, zero drugs

Good luck.

I just want to feel alive, fuck. But at the end of the day, I am bound by fear and my limitations that I am all too aware of. I am terrified of trying new shit and being seen as a fool.
The only solution I see was in the past, when I was a kid, teenager in low-stakes environments. I could have done whatever dumb shit I wanted and been surrounded by people doing the same, then I would have grown and probably made memories that would have carried me for a lifetime. Now I am just a late-twenties retard who is expected to know his shit. I want to develop an entirely new personality but it just seems fucking impossible. Fuck this life.

>>33917273
Do drugs and move out