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If I’m So Smart, Why Do I Feel So Much Guilt?
It started early. The other kindergartners were struggling to learn their ABCs. You were reading chapter books. The other second graders didn’t care about the photos from the Hubble Telescope. You obsessed over them. The other teens enjoyed stories about vampires. You adored Jane Austen. At first, you may have felt confused, weird and lonely. As you got…
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Loneliness — Guest Post — by Anne Allanketner
Because your rainforest mind is vast and deep and because it moves quickly through its awarenesses and insights, it can be hard to find humans who “get you.” My dear colleague, Anne Allanketner, describes that loneliness here, as only she can. The Lost Circle Loneliness, full of dry sticks and howling dogs can be…
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The Pressure to be Super Smart at all Times
Whether you’re a rainforest-minded child, teen or adult, if you’ve been told that you’re gifted or that you’re super smart, then you probably feel pressure. Pressure to: live up to the label, always get the best grades, know everything before you learn it, be the winner, always do your best, find all learning to be easy, not disappoint…
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It’s Complicated: Your Rainforest (Gifted) Mind
The rainforest mind runs wide and deep. Think of the Amazon. The astonishing number of different species and the variety among each species. The lush, fertile, saturated richness decomposing and transforming. Maybe millions of plants, insects and micro-organisms still undiscovered. Just like you: Astonishing amount of thinking, ideas, emotions, sensations, perceptions. Depth, sensitivity, creativity, disintegrating and…
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If I’m So Smart, Why Am I So Dumb? Part Two
The following are my top ten reasons why you may feel “dumb,” not so smart and certainly not gifted : #10. You’re highly sensitive, emotional, idealistic and lonely. Gifted people are cynical, logical and objective and prefer being alone to think. #9. You have multiple interests and can’t decide on one career path. Gifted people pick one thing,…
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When You Want to Send the Gift(edness) Back
I’m not complaining. You. A super-smart person. Have a lot going for you. A lot. You were born with a brain that is wired for extra-intelligence. It was a gift. You didn’t earn it. But there it is. I’m grateful. You’re grateful. And you’re not complaining when you explain that there are times when you…
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Advice for your Sensitive Soul
You will never be normal. And this is good. You have too much compassion. Too much awareness. Too much curiosity. Too much emotion. Too much thinking. Too much intelligence. You have an uncontrollable thirst to know. You live with ethical standards that seem excessive to others. You strive for a perfection that only Nature understands. Your heart breaks when you…
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Gifted? Lonely? Learn the Argentine Tango
Are you looking for a way to meet people who are smart, sensitive, creative and curious? Are you wondering where computer geeks, philosophers, physicists, musicians, artists, avid readers and psychotherapists gather? Would you like to engage in an activity that will improve your balance, flexibility and your brain? Are you needing a way to get embraced by…
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How to Find a Psychotherapist Who Loves Your Rainforest Mind
How do you find a psychotherapist who isn’t overwhelmed by your fast talking, fast thinking, complex emotions, difficult questions and multiple sensitivities? How do you find a psychotherapist who isn’t frightened by your uncanny ability to notice when s/he’s distracted or slightly out of whack? How do you you find a psychotherapist who isn’t fooled by your articulate insight, your…
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