Posted by Deneb on July 25, 2005, at 20:17:59
In reply to Is it really true that gifted people tend to..., posted by Colleen D. on July 25, 2005, at 19:11:42
> have mental conditions/disorders/problems like those of us that post on this forum???
I don't know if gifted people are more likely to have mental problems, but my guess would be no. My guess would also be no the other way around, i.e. if mentally ill people are more likely to be gifted. If there are differences, they are probably slight. That would be my guess. Does anyone have actual info on this?
>I have always been told that I am brighter than the average Joe but never really had any reason to take an IQ test.
I think most of us here *are* brighter than the "average Joe". This probably doesn't have anything to do with us having mental problems, but more to do with this place selecting for people who are more educated than the average person.
> Then I found one of the darned things on the internet and took it and scored 127 which I guess is above average. (???) Has anyone taken an IQ test online or otherwise? How did you do if you don't mind sharing?
I personally wouldn't take such online IQ tests seriously. I think they are mostly for fun and amusement. I've taken some for amusement. I get wildly differing scores, anywhere from 140 to 115. I know for sure I can't be a 140. I suspect those tests are designed to inflate people's scores...I mean who wants to buy one's IQ score analysis if the tests show one is below average? :-)
> Colleen
> MDD, GAD, OCD and SPPeople are more than their IQs or their diagnoses. I hope you see that in yourself. :-)
Deneb
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