classes and smart thinking....

[chained]

I've always had this ideal, of being smart and funny.. the best... so I'm not stupid.. but whenever I'm in class, and a "smart" question is asked I always think about thinking about the question, not the answer of it.. I'm intimidated by it... but when I don't think like that, rarely.. I say some pretty smart stuff.... really doubting my intelligence...but both my parents and brother are smart.. maybe I'm just making excuses for myself, maybe I'm stupid... (((

 

[Noca]

I try to answer as many questions as possible even though i get some wrong. I answer more questions than anyone else in any of my classes. For some reason, the immature idiots at my college always make fun of me when i answer questions and it really is starting to piss me off! (even though my GPA is FAR beyond theres).

 

[Harleyq]

You're not stupid, I can tell you that. It's just the anxiety getting in the way. You just need to remember that you don't have to answer everything; you're there to learn, not to prove your intelligence to others. That way you can concentrate on the question and not what you're going to say. And when you DO speak up with a really awesome answer, it's ok to remain silent for a while afterward - nobody's going to expect you to answer every question.

Sometimes it can even make you look even more intelligent because instead of blurting out an answer to every question, staying quiet for a while proves that you take time to think about the questions and look at all the sides before you answer, as opposed to just reacting.

 

[Square_Eyes]

I wish I had the courage to speak up during lectures. When a question is asked, I never seem to have much trouble establishing a decent enough answer in my head but then I imagine myself saying it out loud and that alone is enough for several of my SA symptoms to emerge. The imagined consequences of bringing attention to myself pretty much keeps me silent at all times. I really want my lecturers to have an accurate measure of my ability because, even though I know it not to be true, sometimes I feel like my silence suggests stupidity.

 

[guessed]

whenever I'm in class, and a "smart" question is asked I always think about thinking about the question, not the answer of it.. I'm intimidated by it...

I can relate. I do the same thing, especially about math and science!

 

[FountainandFairfax]

Sometimes it can even make you look even more intelligent because instead of blurting out an answer to every question, staying quiet for a while proves that you take time to think about the questions and look at all the sides before you answer, as opposed to just reacting.

That's true.

When I was taking classes, I'd usually spend the entire semester almost completely silent. I rarely answered questions and interacting with other students was almost out of the question due to my phobias.

Anyway, one day near the end of the last grading period, a group of students were stressing-out about the impending exams and talking about test time, when one of them came and sat beside me and said "If I have to cheat, it's gonna be off this guy, he's the smartest dude in the room."

A couple of them nodded and agreed, and I just kind of smiled and played it off. In-spite of having never talked to any of them, most seemed to have come to the conclusion that I was a brain.

It was a funny effect of my coping. I was just being quiet because I was scared to death, and I just listened really intently to block-out the fact that I was scared to death. Ha Ha

 

[Phobologist]

I've always had this ideal, of being smart and funny.. the best... so I'm not stupid.. but whenever I'm in class, and a "smart" question is asked I always think about thinking about the question, not the answer of it.. I'm intimidated by it... but when I don't think like that, rarely.. I say some pretty smart stuff.... really doubting my intelligence...but both my parents and brother are smart.. maybe I'm just making excuses for myself, maybe I'm stupid... (((

Do you think taking an IQ test might disprove your fear of being stupid?

 

[chained]

I can relate. I do the same thing, especially about math and science!

glad I'm not alone... thank you!!!!

 

[chained]

Do you think taking an IQ test might disprove your fear of being stupid?

well I guess, but I'd still be intimidated of it, once I did it by a psychologist, but she was measuring my time, so I was under preasure.. and she told me I turned out average with very high linguistic skills... which of course for a person with ocpd isn't enough!

 

[Phobologist]

well I guess, but I'd still be intimidated of it, once I did it by a psychologist, but she was measuring my time, so I was under preasure.. and she told me I turned out average with very high linguistic skills... which of course for a person with ocpd isn't enough!

Average isnt enough? Why not? 65% of people are 'average'. Why shouldnt you be? Actually you are average with suprior linguistic intelligence. That makes you special. But why isnt average good enough?

 

[brianwarming]

well I guess, but I'd still be intimidated of it, once I did it by a psychologist, but she was measuring my time, so I was under preasure.. and she told me I turned out average with very high linguistic skills... which of course for a person with ocpd isn't enough!

IF you want to take an online IQ test, this is probably the most accurate one : http://www.iqtest.dk/main.swf

"This test is developed with the aim of measuring your Intelligence Quotient (IQ). The test is Culture Fair, i.e. it minimizes the effect of cultural variables, such as language, mathematics, etc. The test is based on logic, but is furthermore designed to test learning capability, memory, innovative thinking and the ability to simultaneously address several problems. The test measures the general intelligence. The calculation of IQ is based on answers from more than 250,000 people"

Created by Mensa Denmark