>pic not rel
>be me
>20 something

As a kid, I once scored 135iq in an actual test. This was around first grade. It was divided into categories and very comprehensive. Results said I was on the cusp of being verbally gifted.

Then around the sixth grade I went to a psychologist who tested me and told me he cant give me the exact number (not sure why) but he did say it was over 125.

I just did the online mensa norway test after feeling slow for a while and my iq is 107. What the fuck is happening to me?

I‘ve been under a lot of stress. Hard major, procrastinating, socially isolated for years now, etc. Could that have really been such a detriment to my cognitive faculties?

I fear (provided the test results are correct and I‘m a midwit) I‘ll never be able the fully grasp the concepts that plague my thoughts. I‘ve come to know of their existence but the prospect of not being intelligent enough truly strikes fear into my bones. Frens, I‘m not ok. These results go against everything I‘ve been told and everything that gave me hope of one day exiting the fog that I so deeply feel lost in. Call it the death of my ego or an identity crisis but I am feeling very unwell.

I need /adv/ from /his/.

>>17753116 (OP)
Smoke some weed and take a fucking breath you goober. You'll be fine

>>17753116 (OP)
1. online tests are not professionally administered
2. some forms of intelligence are more "g-loaded" than others, and each IQ test is different and may not correlate as strongly to general intelligence

>>17753118
How so?
>>17753119
Well judging by what people had to say about this specific test, seems like it‘s quite well made. It is official mensa after all. But do tell me more about what you said. I‘m having a hard time fren….

>>17753129
>It is official mensa
Was it free?
Either way mensa is a meme.
Only in-person tests by a professional will give you a good approximation of IQ.
Additionally, most standardized tests before college admission (like the ACT or SAT in America) are meant to vet your IQ. Go check your score from that and find what percentile it was.

>>17753133
I‘m from Europe. They don‘t measure IQ on our standardised state tests. But as I said, in hospitals, I‘ve usually scored well. But that was when I was 7 and around 13.

>>17753138
>>17753129
>>17753116 (OP)
Stop using random pics first

>>17753159
Not really random. Pretty reflective of what I‘m saying.

A lot of things can effect your IQ from a day-to-day anon from diet and exercise to whether or not you had a good night sleep the night before. It's not actually some rigid videogame stat like some people want to believe that it is. In fact it's likely you scored higher when you were younger simply because you were still in school and so academic thinking was still fresh in your mind.
Regardless, and for some reason people struggle swallowing this pill, IQ does not actually matter in the real world. If you were to apply for a job at NASA as a rocket engineer and your only qualification was "High IQ" you'd be laughed out the door. IQ and productivity are not directly correlated, which is why you get shitheads like Chris Langan claiming to be a supergenius with a 160 IQ and yet in reality he's just a horse rancher and a conspiracy nut on the podcast grifter circuit.

>>17753173
Thanks for trying to make me feel better but see the last paragraph of my op. I’m tired fren… every puny victory I achieve is immediately followed by me being cast into even deeper despair. I’m tired

>>17753138
>They don‘t measure IQ on our standardised state tests
it's a proxy. unless your tests have no effect on college admissions.

>>17753200
It’s complicated. Not everyone takes the same difficulty level and you can do additional tests plus I’m not sure the statistics are made public. Also a lot of it is pure book knowledge.

>>17753129
>How so?
Being a genius on paper doesn't mean shit unless you apply it, and your test scores slipping aren't indicative of anything except contentedness and sloth or stress taking your edge off.

>>17753173
IQ has nothing to do with academics if it is an actual IQ test.

>>17753277
It shows your potential. No point in a blind man persuing to see the ocean. Could be stress, the test was online after all so the results are questionable at best. I’ll get a real test done so I can resume larping as philo-doomer. I know, I should kill myself. Contemplating as we speak.

>>17753331
I wasn't claiming it was, just that already having an academic mindset might still give you an advantage. Especially since a big part of IQ tests isn't just the accuracy of your answers but how quickly you can complete the test, and having your mind already primed for test taking could skew the results in your favor.

>>17753358
>I know, I should kill myself. Contemplating as we speak.
I would never say anything so awful to someone, even on the internet. Please don't make light of such things, anon. I lost my best friend of several years to that. You'll be fucking fine. Just smoke some weed or read a book and stop being such a snowflake.

>>17753368
Sorry for your loss, it’s hard for me to relate to caring so much about losing someone who isn’t your kin. I never had such a close friend.

As for
>weed
Tobacco, plenty
>book
This si how I came to do the test. I was reading past masters Nietzsche by micheal tanner and felt slow. Realised my speech also got worse the past few years, somewhat coincidentally with my isolation beginning. Also things like writing the same word twice or starting a new sentence mid sentence.

>>17753359
Defo wasn’t the caso for me. I sucked ass in school (as in literally never did any assignments kekk) and the first test was taken before staring school. A lot of dofferent specialists as well…. Wonder why. School sent me to do them, prolly thought I was retarded.

>>17753416
Get some friends anon. It's very rewarding even if it's ephemeral.

>Tobacco
Excessive use can hurt your brain. Be careful.
>Realized my speech got worse, beginning with my isolation
Anon have you ever heard of psychomodal retardation? Basically, if you go a long time without a pat on the back or an attaboy, your brain slows down. Your rewards get spaced out and your mental acuity begins to drop. I went through a similar thing when I was working myself to death at a job I hated.
Lately I'm dealing with something similar because I took a really bad tumble at 25 mph and threw my head into the concrete. It takes me several seconds to reply to people coherently when they speak to me now. Some of my friends at the pub say it's a really worrying change. I'm hoping it fades in the next few weeks.

>>17753437
>head injury
See a doctor, perhaps?

>get friends
I don’t wanna start laying out why that’s both something I shouldn’t and cannot do whilst I still deeply wish it. It’s a fruitless endeavor. I’m actually in the process of parting ways with the few people I once called friends. I came to a point where I realised that these friendships were nothing more than circumstance. Being raised in the same neighborhood, going to school together. The few things we do together are insincere and only transpire due to us knowing eachother for so long. Then one by one people find others, and them knowing you becomes a chore. Yadayada.

I had trouble remembering words just now, and the last paragraph took me longer than it usually would. I don’t know man, it’s frightening. Then again it could just be the fact it’s 6 am and I haven’t slept. Then again I got out of bed at 4 pm yesterday. It’s all so tiresome.

Tell me about this retardation.

>>17753437
>pat on the back
Family still cares. But those words get meaningless after a while. I don’t know. As for tobacco, I doubt it has great adverse effects. Everyone smoked back then, philosophers and statesmen, they seemed to be doing ok congitively. But tobacco has also changed. Theres always a but, and I’m tired. I’ll do some testa to see what could be going on, but how do I present the possibility of psychological issues when I’m keen on not getting diagnosed?

>>17753116 (OP)
IQ is a Bell curve according to age of the person.
I wont explain what that means now, but you were just an early bloomer. You grew up faster than your peers, you were NOT actually more intelligent. You had the mind of an 10 year old at 8 years old. That's the reason for your iq result
>>17753464
>. Being raised in the same neighborhood, going to school together. The few things we do together are insincere and only transpire due to us knowing eachother for so long. Then one by one people find others, and them knowing you becomes a chore. Yadayada.
You have such an actual loser mindset, holy crap. Who cares if your little pea brain currently tells itself the narrative those aren't "real friendships"? What is ACTUALLY happening with these friends? Like do you enjoy the time together? Quieten your little bird brain and its Reddit tier internal monologue narratives down for a minute, please.
>fact it’s 6 am and I haven’t slept. Then again I got out of bed at 4 pm yesterday.
You have been awake for 14 hours you dumb fuck. You cannot claim that sleepiness is the cause any more than a regular person can claim around 9 PM they are already dysfunctional from the tiredness.

>>17753464
>See a doctor, perhaps?
Already did. I have a long history of hitting my head so this isn't particularly new. I once slipped on some ice and knocked myself out and woke up in a puddle of my own frozen blood, so this last head injury isn't nearly as bad as some of the others I walked away from.

>I came to a point where I realised that these friendships were nothing more than circumstance. Being raised in the same neighborhood, going to school together. The few things we do together are insincere and only transpire due to us knowing eachother for so long.
Sounds like run of the mill depression to me anon. Or you just never connected on a deeper level. No shame, it's not a big deal to not have a bestie. But we are indeed a social species and our mental acuity is boosted by being in a vital social circle. I'm very much an introvert but I need friends to help me stay out of my own head and re orient myself with the realities of people around me. Plus it's good to know that people I care about are doing well. Making them smile and getting a hug before they leave the pub is good for your health and mind. Id recommend it. You don't need to swear a blood brother bond. Just get some endorphins. I promise you it'll help.
>I ain't sleeping so gosh darn well
No shit you feel bad anon. Irregular sleep patterns disrupt your functioning.

I think you're just living an unhealthy life and want to be depressed and miserable so you allow yourself to fall into bad habits and try to use doomerism as a cope for fucking yourself over. Like it's an aesthetic. Pretty gay NGL.

>>17753472
>how do I present the possibility of psychological issues when I’m keen on not getting diagnosed?
I will not help you lie to professionals anon

>>17753475
>loser mindset
>reddit
I simply dislike insincerity. And the little occasional pleasure I get from knowing them does not nearly outweigh the cons. The main con being hipocrisy, on my end.

>you cannot claim that sleepiness…

Hence the last sentence of mine that you quoted. I might be a midwit (still to be confirmed) but at least I don’t have the reading comprehension of a mule.

>>17753487
>woke up in own frozen blood
Badass and icehockeypilled

>depression
I have a history with therapy. All imaginable kids when I was around 6th grade. That’s when and why they did the second iq test on me. Anyhow, I don’t want to get diagnosed but it would serve me well to know if I’m depressed as that would allow me to narrow down why I feel a lot of the things I feel. I just don’t want that in the system. And I’m sure as shit not taking any neurochemistry altering drugs just to be in a good mood during christmas dinner.

>get frens

Mayhaps the best testament of me probably not actually being a midwit is the, dare I say ingenious, way my subconscious limited my ability to make friends. I used to take active measures to distance myself from people for one reason or another. For one I used to be very extroverted until highschool. Figured speaking so much didn’t really serve me well so I got really quiet. Then, after my the conscious isolationism doctrine, the subconscious took over. And now that I truly wish for friends, wish to live, I’ve been left with no prospects. Moved away to a different country, live alone, know nobody. Prison of my own making.

>>17753523
Imaginable kinds*

>>17753523
>Moved away to a different country, live alone, know nobody. Prison of my own making.
Go to a pub and play pool or darts regularly. People will eventually take notice and start to chat. That's how I made friends when I moved to a new country.

>>17753844
If it were only that simple…

>>17753464
>friendships were nothing more than circumstance
Aren't they all?
Spending time together is the basis of any relationship.

>>17754766
A lot could be said.

>>17753496
>but at least I don’t have the reading comprehension of a mule.
And I saw it. But are you really that un-self-aware about what you are doing? You are pre-emptively downplaying/denying your own point you introduce, in a kind of haggling mindset "perhaps someone will validate the downplayed thought? Otherwise, if I get ridiculed for it, I can still fall back on my disclaimer sentence I added."
I recognized your weak pussy strategy you are probably not even aware of employing. I held you accountable instead.