I am sorry you are hurting. I used to get upset when I was called those words as well. I worked hard to resolve that pain. If you are ready to do that, let me know.

You know, one thing I realized once I get through what bothered me about being called nerd and egghead was what would people do without what we nerds and eggheads design and create to make people's lives easier? What shape would we be in if the world was run by uneducated people? I don't know about you, but that thought scares me!