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Originally Posted by StbGuy
But, that's the thing. I really don't want people to think of me like that, because I'm definitely not! There are so many things they are good at which I am totally rubbish at, and I mean really trivial and simple stuff. And, I know that, and I accept that - everyone is who they are and that's OK. All this perception is just ruining everything, because it's not true. 
It really becomes so bad that I wish I weren't me anymore. I wish I could hand my personality and who I am in for exchange with another person all together. If being who I am comes at such a cost of happiness, then I have failed at being a human being and living life, and then I might as well not exist in my current form, if it is causing me nothing but distress and rejection. What is the point of being someone who nobody wishes existed? |
Sometimes, a healthy ego is a good thing. Being a bit egotistical and prideful at times can save one from a great deal of needless suffering. As long as you don't let it overtake who you are and learn when to humble yourself and when not to, I see the ego as a potentially powerful tool to get one ahead in life.
With that being said, I'm willing to bet that you have a genius IQ, yes? I remember you claiming that you had a high IQ and were doing well in school in one of your earlier posts. That alone is something that less than 2% of humanity possesses. You are a special unique individual.
Life can get lonely for people with higher intelligence levels. I know from experience because I have a high IQ myself and I'm a self taught computer programmer and penetration tester (computer hacker basically) so that should tell you how nerdy that I am
From my experience, it's much better to seek out a small tight knit group of friends that you can rely on and be yourself around no matter what without fearing judgement versus a large amount of people that you barely know who you have to put on a front or be somebody that you're not around.
Never settle for less. Seek out quality people in your life who love you and accept you unconditionally. These types of people are around they are just rare but can be found if you utilize the suggestion that I posted above.
Finally, if you seek to be liked by a lot of people, you have the power to do just that! Use your high IQ to make something of yourself that people will idealize for centuries to come! Be the next Bill Gates. Invent the next cure for a disease. Write an app that becomes famous. You have the intelligence to do these things and many more!
Play to your strengths and you will do well in life. Besides,who wouldn't want to have a fan base of people who admire you from a distance, a solid tight knit collective of friends who treat you as family, to change the world for the better, and to eventually become immortalized in history books? I sure would!