If it were a trade off and I was guaranteed the EQ for the IQ, I would do it in a heartbeat. I am so ready to be happy instead of being right and clever. Emotional regulation seems to me like the most precious commodity on the planet. With that, nothing is too much to bear. Shite, I spent a decade with the expressly stated intent of retarding myself with weed just to try to gain a little emotional regulation. If it worked better and hadn't turned so sour in my own life, I'd still be doing it. So, yes, a thousand times yes to that question.

BTW, I can completely relate to what MKAC said about intellect getting in the way of empathy--interfering with my sense of connection or promoting a sense of alienation. I have often felt deeply impatient with people who are not as verbally proficient--especially slow talkers. And when someone doesn't understand my humor, it feels like I'm speaking a foreign language in some measure and like I can no longer communicate with them.