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Re:Superior IQs associated with mental and physical disorder... by criddell on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @11:10AM (#21259239)
> But we grew up in the world told we could do anything we wanted!

You mention anxiety, depression, and that you feel lazy. Is part of the problem that there's nothing you want to do right now?

> IQ is bullshit, and discipline, social skills, and connections are priceless

Of the four qualities you list, you already have the one that's mostly innate. The others you can develop.

Re:Superior IQs associated with mental and physical disorder... by TurkishPoptart on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @11:31AM (#21259508)
>You mention anxiety, depression, and that you feel lazy. Is part of the problem that there's nothing you want to do right now?

Yes. On one level _want_ to earn a Security+ certificate or do a coding class part-time. I can't say for certain that they'll change my life for the better, but they seem like the _right_ thing to do for someone who has had 10 jobs but unable to begin a career.

>Of the four qualities you list, you already have the one that's mostly innate. The others you can develop.

I suppose you have a point, but I really lack the confidence and faith that if I keep trying to improve these things, then I'll see results. Because of my warped mind, moving myself in the direction of bettering myself =/= positive results, but rather new FUD, new failures, faux pas, doubts, and decline. Maybe IQ is innate, but I don't really use it, and I think I'm losing it. Depression makes my brain feel swollen and hard to grasp the right word and formulate plans. And yes, I have taken many, many medications. Most recently Buproprion and Fluoxetine. Now I've been taking 40mg Fluoxetine daily for a few months, but it doesn't help with any of the aforementioned problems. I think I continue to take it to show that I'm trying to do _something_ about this. Perhaps I should give therapy another shot. I just feel terrible and selfish spending money on it, when I think just saving a few hundred dollars a month would do more for my mental health than bawling to a shrink about my troubled teen years...

Sorry to ramble. Thank you for your reply. I will try to reconsider what I can develop.

Re:Superior IQs associated with mental and physical disorder... by criddell on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @11:59AM (#21259888)
I sincerely wish you good luck. I make my living writing software and find it extremely rewarding. I like the people I work with and I find the job challenging, the domain interesting, and the pay is great. I hope you find something similar.