SA and nerd
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Flowers-Of-Bloom
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According to Google a nerd is defined as:
1. A foolish or contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious: "one of those nerds who never asked a girl to dance".
2. An intelligent, single-minded expert in a particular technical discipline or profession.
So social anxiety is often mistaken for social ineptitude which is apparently associated with being a "nerd".
I do remember being called a nerd at school because my anxiety made me concentrate more on my work and I didn't have many friends (because I didn't talk much, you see...). The people in my class were actually surprised when I told them that I really hate school work/homework.
1. A foolish or contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious: "one of those nerds who never asked a girl to dance".
2. An intelligent, single-minded expert in a particular technical discipline or profession.
So social anxiety is often mistaken for social ineptitude which is apparently associated with being a "nerd".
I do remember being called a nerd at school because my anxiety made me concentrate more on my work and I didn't have many friends (because I didn't talk much, you see...). The people in my class were actually surprised when I told them that I really hate school work/homework.
At high school I was known as "the nerd", but as hard as it may seem to believe hat nickname didn't had an offensive connotation. So I never saw it as offensive, and I don't mind being called a nerd, I consider myself quite nerdy if you ask me.
lonely_drummer
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I have SA and I'm a nerd. I don t really take offense to the term nerd, I kinda take pride in it lol. I just accept the fact that I am, however it could definitely be offensive if you are not a nerd and someone is still calling you that. Oh well, nerds unite!!!!
OceanMist
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Nerd is related to social anxiety because when someone thinks of a nerd they think of that person being a bookworm and anti-social. It's just another one of the thousands of insults that have been created to make insecure people feel better about themselves.
If you ask me, being a nerd is good thing because when I think nerd, I think of a smart person. It's better than being cool and dumb (I'm not saying cool people are dumb). A nerd may be socially awkward, but they also can achieve stuff like having a good job. The cool and dumb person may have an easier time socially but they also may be unemployed.
I'm not saying it's terrible to be unemployed, I know it's not easy to get a job nowadays, I was just using that as an example of why nerd=good imo.
Aren't there studies that point out that high IQ=more success on average? I thought I read that somewhere.
This reminds me of a flower delivery where this receptionist called me a nerd when I was leaving. I remember thinking, "Hmm, the joke's on you there gal. You may be calling me socially awkward, but you are also calling me intelligent. Not much of an insult there, haha."
If you ask me, being a nerd is good thing because when I think nerd, I think of a smart person. It's better than being cool and dumb (I'm not saying cool people are dumb). A nerd may be socially awkward, but they also can achieve stuff like having a good job. The cool and dumb person may have an easier time socially but they also may be unemployed.
I'm not saying it's terrible to be unemployed, I know it's not easy to get a job nowadays, I was just using that as an example of why nerd=good imo.
Aren't there studies that point out that high IQ=more success on average? I thought I read that somewhere.
This reminds me of a flower delivery where this receptionist called me a nerd when I was leaving. I remember thinking, "Hmm, the joke's on you there gal. You may be calling me socially awkward, but you are also calling me intelligent. Not much of an insult there, haha."
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vexatiousmind
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Nerds are awesome.
They grow up to make a lot of money.
..and they are not morons like the rest of the population.
I'd take it as a compliment.
They grow up to make a lot of money.
..and they are not morons like the rest of the population.
I'd take it as a compliment.