My parents told me that and still do, which I think is why I feel like such a failure now. So did my teachers for the most part, except one which I'll explain. I can't finish school because of my MI and I think my friends think I'm dumb because I had to drop classes or skip so many semesters in college. I didn't really apply myself before college and when I got to college I had plently of 4.0 semesters.

However there is this one professor I had who called me stupid and slow. The college didn't have a disabilities office and to get accomodations for my ADHD I had to go to all the deans. When she saw I needed extra time she told me "You shouldn't be in this class. You're just really slow and stupid." I felt horrible.

But I think everyone telling me I'm smart sets me up to feel worse about myself. All my friends have graduated and have lives now and because of the MI (not the ADHD, something else) I haven't finished or done anything worthwhile.

I know this is off-topic but I recently had dinner with one of them and when I told him what program in school I wanted to do, he said "Oh it's hard to get into that. Are you sure you want to do that?"

Why do parents and teachers think I'm smart, and the psychologist who tested me too, but my friends think I'm just stupid? That hurts.