5 Reasons Intelligent People Might Be More Lonely
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Date: 2023-08-20
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Satyamek
Great work, Psych2go, not only on the message and theme of the video but the unique character art and skillful animation as well! I was just introduced to your content today but found both the visual aspect and narration of this video so inviting and relatable that I now look forward to being a part of your mental health community! You guys are awesome and I really want to thank everyone in the team who made this possible.
While I do believe that we can each measure and describe loneliness in our own way, this insightful video suggests how intelligence plays a part in our experiences and the five reasons mentioned here manage to thoughtfully sum up many derived tendencies with considerate explanations accompanied by beautifully animated images that represent scenarios we can all relate to. I struggle with loneliness too and am fascinated by the proposed likeliness that my intelligence could be linked to it. It's a neat theme and worth looking further into in order to better understand what we're going through psychologically and how we can ultimately improve our situations. I really appreciate this guys!
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Great work, Psych2go, not only on the message and theme of the video but the unique character art and skillful animation as well! I was just introduced to your content today but found both the visual aspect and narration of this video so inviting and relatable that I now look forward to being a part of your mental health community! You guys are awesome and I really want to thank everyone in the team who made this possible.
While I do believe that we can each measure and describe loneliness in our own way, this insightful video suggests how intelligence plays a part in our experiences and the five reasons mentioned here manage to thoughtfully sum up many derived tendencies with considerate explanations accompanied by beautifully animated images that represent scenarios we can all relate to. I struggle with loneliness too and am fascinated by the proposed likeliness that my intelligence could be linked to it. It's a neat theme and worth looking further into in order to better understand what we're going through psychologically and how we can ultimately improve our situations. I really appreciate this guys!
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Wild
I relate to this. Whatever intelligent means, I experienced everything you talked about in this video and proceeded to exile myself from, not all, but as many social interractions as possible. I've hidden myself from friends, family and others in general. Now, although I know it's not good for me since I'm suffering from it, I also couldn't do otherwise. Or rather, I feel that I couldn't do otherwise. I 've experienced various traumas during my life that made me eventually fear and disregard humanity in general. I've reached for professional help, but still didn't feel understood by them. In fact, I don't feel understood by anyone I ever met. Maybe that's normal, maybe it's not, I don't know. But it creates a growing feeling of uncompatibility (or something like that, to the point where I sometimes, do not feel human myself. Like a weird bug not supposed to be here, or on darkers days, not be at all.
I don't know if this will be usefull to anyone, but I'll be glad to talk about this if anyone wants to.
Have a great day everybody: )
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I relate to this. Whatever intelligent means, I experienced everything you talked about in this video and proceeded to exile myself from, not all, but as many social interractions as possible. I've hidden myself from friends, family and others in general. Now, although I know it's not good for me since I'm suffering from it, I also couldn't do otherwise. Or rather, I feel that I couldn't do otherwise. I 've experienced various traumas during my life that made me eventually fear and disregard humanity in general. I've reached for professional help, but still didn't feel understood by them. In fact, I don't feel understood by anyone I ever met. Maybe that's normal, maybe it's not, I don't know. But it creates a growing feeling of uncompatibility (or something like that, to the point where I sometimes, do not feel human myself. Like a weird bug not supposed to be here, or on darkers days, not be at all.
I don't know if this will be usefull to anyone, but I'll be glad to talk about this if anyone wants to.
Have a great day everybody: )
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Hollis
I believe intelligent people (well, reflecting to myself as I believe I am one of them due to my very inflated ego) need more time to exert their intellectual capability and that's when they think with their heads. That is why we need our time to do things alone, introspecting on one situation to basically stimulate our minds.
I think of it liken to. If you wanna do body building, you will go to the gym and work harder. But if you wanna do intelligence building, you will bury yourself with things to enhance your thoughts.
It is simple as that. Because intelligent people need more time to exercise brain building, they may be perceived as lonely.
But in fact, they are capable of doing conversation with oneself. Like challenging ideas, how to identify problems and whatsoever.
Or if that intelligent person is a people person, they may need to recharge their battery. And that is through being alone resting or whatsoever
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I believe intelligent people (well, reflecting to myself as I believe I am one of them due to my very inflated ego) need more time to exert their intellectual capability and that's when they think with their heads. That is why we need our time to do things alone, introspecting on one situation to basically stimulate our minds.
I think of it liken to. If you wanna do body building, you will go to the gym and work harder. But if you wanna do intelligence building, you will bury yourself with things to enhance your thoughts.
It is simple as that. Because intelligent people need more time to exercise brain building, they may be perceived as lonely.
But in fact, they are capable of doing conversation with oneself. Like challenging ideas, how to identify problems and whatsoever.
Or if that intelligent person is a people person, they may need to recharge their battery. And that is through being alone resting or whatsoever
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mangantasy
Feels relatable. Hard to find people interested in the same topics, following (or even willing to) my exploding ideas on things, have odd interests and simultaneously not caring about what my peers are hyped on, so much overthinking. Not sure for all the reasons, I have severe mental health issues too, but I had always a hard time fitting in. Quite possible that there are correlatons too.
1: 49 made me chuckle. I'm an entomologist and a real bug nerd, which leads some people (my father and sister are the worst) to complain that I'm obsessive about it and just can't take a break (and be adapted in social settings. That because I always have my cam with me, and tubes in case some bug is worth catching physically on top of the picture. Bugs don't take holidays. I could never ignore a potentially important finding just because it's weekend )
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Feels relatable. Hard to find people interested in the same topics, following (or even willing to) my exploding ideas on things, have odd interests and simultaneously not caring about what my peers are hyped on, so much overthinking. Not sure for all the reasons, I have severe mental health issues too, but I had always a hard time fitting in. Quite possible that there are correlatons too.
1: 49 made me chuckle. I'm an entomologist and a real bug nerd, which leads some people (my father and sister are the worst) to complain that I'm obsessive about it and just can't take a break (and be adapted in social settings. That because I always have my cam with me, and tubes in case some bug is worth catching physically on top of the picture. Bugs don't take holidays. I could never ignore a potentially important finding just because it's weekend )
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Jordan
For me, i often find it difficult to express myself to someone who is less intelligent. For example, one of my coworkers: hard worker, goes well above and beyond what's expected of him, and i have massive respect for him, but carrying on a conversation with him is exacerbating, constantly needing to stop and explain what i just said, sometimes 3 or 4 times, and then explaining my explanations. It gets so tiring that i just gave up, keep it to small talk and don't reveal my intellect. I hesitate to even write this because it may come across as arrogant, but i assure you, im far from the smartest person at my work, there are so many people that can run circles around me intellectually it's embarrassing. I know I'm above average intelligence, but im rarely the smartest person in the room.
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For me, i often find it difficult to express myself to someone who is less intelligent. For example, one of my coworkers: hard worker, goes well above and beyond what's expected of him, and i have massive respect for him, but carrying on a conversation with him is exacerbating, constantly needing to stop and explain what i just said, sometimes 3 or 4 times, and then explaining my explanations. It gets so tiring that i just gave up, keep it to small talk and don't reveal my intellect. I hesitate to even write this because it may come across as arrogant, but i assure you, im far from the smartest person at my work, there are so many people that can run circles around me intellectually it's embarrassing. I know I'm above average intelligence, but im rarely the smartest person in the room.
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Elle
I know this is off topic, but I need help with this: my parents keep going through my phone. And I know this is completely unrelated to the video but I need help immediately. they keep going through my social media, and going through conversations I have with people. I often talk to people about my mental health, and get advice from others online but she keeps threatening to take it away because Im talking to people. My mom is extremely nosy and there was a long period of time where she would go as far as to go through my diary. She has a really hard time minding her business and its as if she likes creating drama. Please help. She wont stop going through my stuff. And I dont want to delete social media because I dont want her to go through it.
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I know this is off topic, but I need help with this: my parents keep going through my phone. And I know this is completely unrelated to the video but I need help immediately. they keep going through my social media, and going through conversations I have with people. I often talk to people about my mental health, and get advice from others online but she keeps threatening to take it away because Im talking to people. My mom is extremely nosy and there was a long period of time where she would go as far as to go through my diary. She has a really hard time minding her business and its as if she likes creating drama. Please help. She wont stop going through my stuff. And I dont want to delete social media because I dont want her to go through it.
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futuregenerationz
First off, what's intelligent? You can achieve academic acclaim, but there's a lot of work that goes into that besides intelligence. One may be intelligent and not want to do that work. Or they may find that work as too restrictive.
I am intelligent enough to keep myself happy all by myself -or should I say, myself and my device/internet. Even without those, I'd be a lot more physically active, but I could entertain myself.
The desire for companionship is a double edged sword. It's worth seeking, but if we become selective, more often than not it will fail. We can surrender to it, but at a significant loss in freedom. The ultimate freedom is solitude.
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First off, what's intelligent? You can achieve academic acclaim, but there's a lot of work that goes into that besides intelligence. One may be intelligent and not want to do that work. Or they may find that work as too restrictive.
I am intelligent enough to keep myself happy all by myself -or should I say, myself and my device/internet. Even without those, I'd be a lot more physically active, but I could entertain myself.
The desire for companionship is a double edged sword. It's worth seeking, but if we become selective, more often than not it will fail. We can surrender to it, but at a significant loss in freedom. The ultimate freedom is solitude.
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Even though I get straight A's in school, I don't feel like I'm smart. Sure, I can learn academic things quickly, but I couldn't fix a pipe with full step-by-step instructions. So I get that I'm labeled as a bookworm, but I can't find any other way to prove to others that I'm not one. I'm not intelligent enough to write the blueprint of a European mural or calculate the trajectory of a rocket to the Moon. My parents say I'm smart, yet I struggle with simple things like folding laundry and studying for tests, and I'm a teenager. At this point, it doesn't feel like I'm smart, but it feels all I know is what other people tell me to do.
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Even though I get straight A's in school, I don't feel like I'm smart. Sure, I can learn academic things quickly, but I couldn't fix a pipe with full step-by-step instructions. So I get that I'm labeled as a bookworm, but I can't find any other way to prove to others that I'm not one. I'm not intelligent enough to write the blueprint of a European mural or calculate the trajectory of a rocket to the Moon. My parents say I'm smart, yet I struggle with simple things like folding laundry and studying for tests, and I'm a teenager. At this point, it doesn't feel like I'm smart, but it feels all I know is what other people tell me to do.
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hairdome
I don't really know if I can consider myself intelligent, but I am better than math than most people my age (although not anywhere near the best. I'm decent at puzzles and I['m a fast learner in most things that I have tried out. I don't know if this has anything to do with me having a hard time interacting with others naturally (I have to make a conscious effort. As an ambivert, I enjoy being around other people, especially my close friends, but I get overwhelmed when I have to hang out with too many people at once.
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I don't really know if I can consider myself intelligent, but I am better than math than most people my age (although not anywhere near the best. I'm decent at puzzles and I['m a fast learner in most things that I have tried out. I don't know if this has anything to do with me having a hard time interacting with others naturally (I have to make a conscious effort. As an ambivert, I enjoy being around other people, especially my close friends, but I get overwhelmed when I have to hang out with too many people at once.
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hayekhayek
I dont agree with most stuff said here. Being smart enables people to pick up social cues and make observations when talking to someone. ive talked to a couple intelligent people, and they are actually good talkers, pretty charismatic and have a great social dynamic and thats something really consistent in each one ive talked to. Simplifying complex ideas for my comprehension is a thing that i also noticed. From my experience i just don't see any of these things from them.
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I dont agree with most stuff said here. Being smart enables people to pick up social cues and make observations when talking to someone. ive talked to a couple intelligent people, and they are actually good talkers, pretty charismatic and have a great social dynamic and thats something really consistent in each one ive talked to. Simplifying complex ideas for my comprehension is a thing that i also noticed. From my experience i just don't see any of these things from them.
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BlinkJoy
People often think that you are genius if you are good at math and if you have high grades but i think we can be inteligence in many other ways as we have different talents and abilities. And people often see intelligent people as a walking calculator' or a walking dictionary like they all have the answer. Which could lead to the intelligent person to be pressured of always being perfect and to know all the answers as expected to them.
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People often think that you are genius if you are good at math and if you have high grades but i think we can be inteligence in many other ways as we have different talents and abilities. And people often see intelligent people as a walking calculator' or a walking dictionary like they all have the answer. Which could lead to the intelligent person to be pressured of always being perfect and to know all the answers as expected to them.
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McGillus
Imagine living in a world where people who look just like you act like a bunch of chimpansees.
How many time you are left baffled because you can't understand people around you are unable to grasp basic logic.
Lying to themselves and others for the sake of emotional comfort is infuriating.
That is why intelligent people might be more lonely. Because it beats dealing with the primates.
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Imagine living in a world where people who look just like you act like a bunch of chimpansees.
How many time you are left baffled because you can't understand people around you are unable to grasp basic logic.
Lying to themselves and others for the sake of emotional comfort is infuriating.
That is why intelligent people might be more lonely. Because it beats dealing with the primates.
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Psych2Go
In order to encourage more discusssions around experiences like mental wellness, feelings of loneliness is prevalent in all of us. This is true especially when you find it difficult to share your thoughts to others. That said, we encourage you to share your experiences related to this topic below. Do also share this video with your friends too, so they can better understand you.
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In order to encourage more discusssions around experiences like mental wellness, feelings of loneliness is prevalent in all of us. This is true especially when you find it difficult to share your thoughts to others. That said, we encourage you to share your experiences related to this topic below. Do also share this video with your friends too, so they can better understand you.
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Mr.
im not that intelligent but i feel like i cant talk to anyone properly about stuff, like i want to go into more detail but our conversations are too simple.
after seeing this video I might be intelligent, I feel lonely sometimes when I have to think, i feel really bad for people when they dont feel well. I can relate to what is being said in this video a surprising amount.
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im not that intelligent but i feel like i cant talk to anyone properly about stuff, like i want to go into more detail but our conversations are too simple.
after seeing this video I might be intelligent, I feel lonely sometimes when I have to think, i feel really bad for people when they dont feel well. I can relate to what is being said in this video a surprising amount.
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Song
When I was in 1st grade school didnt understand what being intelligent meant. They thought it meant that I was smarter or that I knew everything already so they separated me from the class and gave harder work that I had never learnt before and they just expected me to understand it. They didnt even bother explaining the work to me. Luckily I later got the education I needed.
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When I was in 1st grade school didnt understand what being intelligent meant. They thought it meant that I was smarter or that I knew everything already so they separated me from the class and gave harder work that I had never learnt before and they just expected me to understand it. They didnt even bother explaining the work to me. Luckily I later got the education I needed.
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DaBigFreeze
I went to a catholic school, believed in god and was very social. As I got older I found that I no longer believed in god and had no social skills. Im not sure why this happened, or whether theyre both connected, but it did. Its hard to know when it happened as well. It seems like one day passed and the next Im different, but it feels like I was always that way.
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I went to a catholic school, believed in god and was very social. As I got older I found that I no longer believed in god and had no social skills. Im not sure why this happened, or whether theyre both connected, but it did. Its hard to know when it happened as well. It seems like one day passed and the next Im different, but it feels like I was always that way.
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Glow
When someone shows romantic interest in me and we begin the talking phase. once I hear you're different? I know it's over before it started. They are going to ghost me at some point. I usually just find the exit for myself now. I've been single for 14 years and realizing it's probability of staying that way is extremely high.
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When someone shows romantic interest in me and we begin the talking phase. once I hear you're different? I know it's over before it started. They are going to ghost me at some point. I usually just find the exit for myself now. I've been single for 14 years and realizing it's probability of staying that way is extremely high.
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Josemaria
I am smart, yeah, but one bad thing is that when you are a kid maybe you are actually smarter than your teacher, then the teacher gets the answer wrong, but you get it correct, but the teacher marks the answer wrong since they dont actually know, I am glad one time I was able to explain so she realized.
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I am smart, yeah, but one bad thing is that when you are a kid maybe you are actually smarter than your teacher, then the teacher gets the answer wrong, but you get it correct, but the teacher marks the answer wrong since they dont actually know, I am glad one time I was able to explain so she realized.
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Phoebe
As someone on the autistic spectrum this video is very helpful. Being intelligent is so hard - I over-analyse and am overly critical. I don't mean to be that way, but it's just who I am. It can be a very lonely life, and I do struggle but videos like this help me understand others and others understand me
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As someone on the autistic spectrum this video is very helpful. Being intelligent is so hard - I over-analyse and am overly critical. I don't mean to be that way, but it's just who I am. It can be a very lonely life, and I do struggle but videos like this help me understand others and others understand me
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TanishaYT
when u just get a lil low then before people starts to criticise u and it hurts cause people around us gets more low then us like 50% still they dont get pressure then us and they get a break from studies but us toppers never get a break and keep studying continuously
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when u just get a lil low then before people starts to criticise u and it hurts cause people around us gets more low then us like 50% still they dont get pressure then us and they get a break from studies but us toppers never get a break and keep studying continuously
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Sandy
I absolutely love the animation and the art style of the video it makes the video over all cohesive, it kept me engaged which is a big win in my book since I struggle with a short attention span. Shout out to the animator for helping make this video attention grabbing
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I absolutely love the animation and the art style of the video it makes the video over all cohesive, it kept me engaged which is a big win in my book since I struggle with a short attention span. Shout out to the animator for helping make this video attention grabbing
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Sunshine
Graduated high school with a 1. 6 (curved 2. 0. Never liked school. The school I went to was below par and never stimulated me; my mom never liked the label that I might've been special needs growing up because every thing you've said was spot on for me.
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Graduated high school with a 1. 6 (curved 2. 0. Never liked school. The school I went to was below par and never stimulated me; my mom never liked the label that I might've been special needs growing up because every thing you've said was spot on for me.
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Skyler
I actually felt my tech knowledge would never be used. I felt alone because of it and I then started helping out my elder friends and it's not only brought me a purpose but also made everyone come to me for advice and it has left me feeling less alone. :)
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I actually felt my tech knowledge would never be used. I felt alone because of it and I then started helping out my elder friends and it's not only brought me a purpose but also made everyone come to me for advice and it has left me feeling less alone. :)
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Kaneko
Being smart sometimes makes you too aware and mature to your surroundings which makes it harder to fit in but my advice is just have fun go with the flow don't think too much and once you get the grasp of it you won't be feeling out of place
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Being smart sometimes makes you too aware and mature to your surroundings which makes it harder to fit in but my advice is just have fun go with the flow don't think too much and once you get the grasp of it you won't be feeling out of place
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