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6 Signs You're So Intelligent it Intimidates Others

6 Signs You're So Intelligent it Intimidates Others

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Have you ever felt like your intelligence creates a barrier between you and others While being highly intelligent is a powerful strength, it can sometimes cause unintentional reactions from those around you. In this video, we explore 6 signs that your intelligence might be so remarkable it intimidates others. At Psych2Go, we believe understanding human behaviorincluding how intelligence affects relationshipsis crucial to fostering empathy and connection. This video was created to help you recognize these dynamics and find a healthy balance between embracing your brilliance and relating to others in a meaningful way. Whether it’s your deep knowledge, quick learning ability, or articulate communication, we’ll uncover the subtle signs of high intelligence and how they may influence the way others perceive you. This insight can help you navigate relationships with greater awareness and compassion. Topics Covered: - Depth of knowledge - Quick learning curve - Articulate communication - Thought-provoking questions - Avoiding unnecessary conflict - Maintaining high standards Why This Video Matters: At Psych2Go, we strive to make psychology relatable and insightful for everyone. By understanding how intelligence affects social interactions, you can better connect with those around you, foster mutual respect, and inspire rather than intimidate. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more content like this. What’s a trait you admire most in someone intelligent Let us know in the comments below! References: - HackSpirit - Cognition Today - Abundance No Limits Related Video: [Exposing 5 Good Qualities That Are Actually Bad] #Psych2Go #Intelligence #Relationships #EmotionalIntelligence #PersonalGrowth
Date: 2024-12-05

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I’m intelligent. Not a genius by any means, but simply doing having done vwo in the Dutch school system and having gone to uni for a while (I quit, it wasn’t for me) (and being eligible to go to uni at all) means I’m undeniably in the higher percentiles when it comes to, I suppose classic/(stereo)typical intelligence. There was a time frame in high school where I was around havo students a lot (havo is the level’ [I don’t say level to sound demeaning, or anything] below vwo. And some of the students there kind of felt like wow, a vwo student is hanging out with us’. As if I’m some kind of exalted demigod. And that discredits havo, because that also requires above average intelligence. Some family members who haven’t done vwo/uni also seem to be intimidated a bit by that. A while ago, a family member called me and my brother super smart’. And in my head, I was like: Why would you say super’ I am smart, yes. But super is pushing it. I wasn’t ever top of my class or anything. In basisschool (primary schoolchunk of middle school, I was, occasionally. I think more so than intelligence, I have creative/artistic intelligence.
I don’t like it when people feel intimidated like that. We’re all people. We all look at the same people differently. Someone may see a vwo student and be intimidated by the status that brings. And I see myself as a student who really did his best, but was usually just kind average when it came to test results. We’re all flawed. Trust me, I’m probably equally flawed, just in different areas. And I’m a big believer of valuing different types of intelligence. My autistic brain often envies good planners, or people who easily manoeuvre through social situations (though when it’s autistic to autistic communication, it rarely brings along difficulties It’s refreshing when people have brains similar to yours for a change.

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is it possible for someone to have/had the potential to be highly intelligent but environment affects their ability to retain that information or energy For example, if someone is more interested in discussing complex topics or debating but they don't actively attend university, so they don't have the resources or environment to be able to practice their real interests. It's like if you're working in retail, etc. you can't really discuss a lot of these topics that you find more interesting to discuss. It feels like overtime you kind of lose yourself because you dumb yourself down so often in the workplace where you spend so much of your life weekly that it becomes the normal. I hope this makes sense.
I've just come to realize how much of a shift life is once you reach your early 20s. It's like when you're 17/18, you feel like you have the whole world in your hands for a period of time, but you can get crushed with reality and how much is out of your control. I've realized how important your parents homelife are when growing up because it allows children to develop amazing habits that benefit them so greatly as adults. I feel like there's so many adults that experience this feeling of their dreams or real aspirations being crushed by the gravity of reality when they reach their early 20s, and there is a lot of people who settle. They accept their fate and place in society, even if they mentally had more potential once upon a time.

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I deal with EVRYDAY at school: ( It is one of the reasons to why I hate school sometimes.
My mental health got really bad because of this, hence I my attitude kinda changed due to depression and. many unhealthy mind thoughts. I noticed how different ppl talk to me compared to others, to make matters complicated for me, I was young and I had barely no idea abt these signs and situations: (
I tried my very hardest to lower down and be in the same page with others but they also bring my intelligence up and other factors abt me being smart. It was really hard, I am not really confident especially when I was younger, I was very shy, so I struggle a lot with this.
I sometimes even question whether ppl actually care abt me or is just my intelligence bc once my I vented to my best friend that my classmates bullied me because of something ( which I can't remember help- ) and he said that maybe because you showoff all the time.
. I was flabbergasted by what he said and I told him that I never done that. I had a mental crisis when I got home, I locked myself in my room crying.
If you are going through the same please know you are not alone and it is ok to feel like that, it happens to the best of us.

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I was seen as an intelligent person from my young age and first, I liked that attention. But everyone constantly praising me for being naturally good at understanding complex topics and think that they're inferior to me, made me feel alienated. It was hard for me to make friends. Whenever I said something that excited me about maths or physics, they'd just say they're not as genius as me and I feel lonely. Slowly I started to hide my interests in maths or science because I really wanted to fit in. I really loved maths and I saw maths like an art and it wasn't a dreading subject for me. But when people around me started making me feel isolated because I am intrested about something that's seen very genius made me feel really lonely and it got me depression too. Now I am realising that no matter what, there will be people who will definitely appreciate my interests and validate me too; i just have to wait.
Remember: Just because you're interested in something, doesn't mean you're good at it. Just because I love math doesn't mean I am really good at it. Even being interested in it seemed intimidating to people around me.

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I had once had a friend like that. He had a weird interest in physics and especially dark matter for some reason. He used to tell me those weird wacky formulas he studied and told me all of the updates regarding dark matter, quantum physics and astrophysics at that time.
He used to get full marks on almost every subject and not only that he also did tutoring to the whole class for FREE like Bro was awesome.
Then I looked at myself, I barely even passed any subject other than maybe. He then went to med school.
But like he was like so good at getting grades and marks and even went to some physics competitions and stuff it was so mesmerising to watch him because I never could do any of the studying stuff as well as he did. I felt so bad about myself at that time because I was doing so badly that I thought I would not even get admission to higher education beyond college and the constant barrage of insults I used to get for my bad grades, it is like people don't treat the same way when you are in a bad situation but it is okay I guess everyone got their responsibilities. I am kind of used to getting insulted.

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This video is so relatable. I don't if anyone is relatable to that. I've experienced that. Like i always have thought provoking questions and my questions when i asked to my teachers are so different than the rest of the class that my fellow mates and even some of my friends called me weird. fool for asking those questions that they thought are dumb. Most of my friends remained silent about it. About drama, yes. i hated it so much. I really don't care what other people think of me. but my friends liked drama and somehow, i got entangled in it and bcz of that, i always got this feeling of being mis understood by my friends. About depth of knowledge and all other traits here, yes. there are people who felt like that about me. even though they were good at getting grades like me at school. but still. they didn't have much knowledge about things. I also felt isolated when people don't have same interests and hobbies as me. Now, many og my friends inspired from me to do art. and get knowledge but they never acknowledge that they get inspo from my passion of art and knowledge.
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Update over my mentality:
Yes, ADHD, a disorder that has a chance to happen with Catatonic Schizophrenia diagnosed people. This is what is happening to me. I still have weird movements like a cat(chewing on literally anything. Psych said that people with Catatonia can have inappropriate or weird movements, So I suppose that I have Catatonia since I have weird movements. I don't know about renouncing crushes or trying to win my crush's heart through my passionate talent(singing in lower octaves. I am overthinking too much now and anxiety is rising in me. I think I should quit games that invoke anxiety and stress in roblox(such as Beat Bounce, Fisch, etc. I wish I could get dreams back and the good ones. I didn't start much of a controversy over that compliment yet so if you agree with me on my last comment on the ADHD video you are a huge W and you have a cool and menacing taste in music.

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Dimmed my light through whole life. Toxic, narc parents. Then toxic narc husbands. Never knew anything different. When last husb made coments about not everyone can have a superbrain. I realised he was actually jealous of my intellect. I wasnt that aware i had a high intellect. I just thought i was a geek.
Then at 57, was diagnosed adhd and a year later, asd. Then things went wrong for him. I got ritalin and woke up. But damage was huge. 3 yrs after escaping, only just coming through.
And now beginning to stop caring if people misconsrue anything i say. Its my chance now to begin finding out who i am, instead of supporting and boosting narc husbands to attain what they would never have achieved on their own.
Of course, if it wasn't me, they'd have found some other emotionally and/or SA woman to torture.

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Something that I wish I knew earlier in life is that people who are intimidated by intelligence and as a result harm or hurt the person they're intimidated by, are not good people. They hold the capacity to change, sure, but more often than not they won't. And in these circumstances it's important to know that it's not your responsibility to make them feel better about themselves. Because in order to do that, you have to dim your light so that theirs can shine brighter. And that's not fair to you. Never dim your light for others. The people that are meant to be in your life will be drawn to your light. But they won't be able to see it if you're constantly dimming it. So shine bright and be unapologetically (not a word but whatever lol) intelligent!
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Since I started going to school, I’ve been the intelligent one. When we, as a class, had to write short poems about each other (in elementary school, they basically wrote that im the smart guy (I don’t remember the exact thing they wrote. But as of right now, in a different school with different people, I still get the you’re smarter than me thing ever day, but I see that they aren’t intimidated or unhappy, unlike some people were in elementary school, and they also make jokes about the fact. Good thing is (in my opinion, that they regularly ask me questions about stuff they don’t understand instead of being unhappy or something. There have been multiple times where it genuinely helped, and I think that’s pretty cool.
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There are myriad forms of intelligence. One could argue this video is therefore simplifying the phenomena and actually wrong in many ways. For example: Memorising swaths of data and being able to regurgitate them at will doesn’t guarantee you understand any of it. In my 63 years experience it leads me the the conclusion anyone who claims they’re intelligent is both conceited, arrogant and inevitably wrong as new’ data, situations and even paradigms continually materialise. Anything prior to these events is therefore wrong. I consider intelligence to be subjective and in a constant state of flux and in my experience everyone and I mean everyone is therefore intelligent at some point in their lives.
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I’m an ENTP, musician, Shaolin Sifu, aerospace engineer, animal whisperer, and other things that I identify as.
The evidence is mounting to say the least concerning intelligence. I’ve been noticing things for decades. Then with the advent of the internet I found others are noticing the same things. Like Cipollas law and Dunning Krueger effect and the whole narcissistic personality disorder thing. None of which is new. Looking back through history I noticed the only thing that has really changed is time, technology and life expectancy. People are pretty much the same and those are the roots causes for the behaviors, neglect and actions that are plaguing humanity globally.

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Idk how intelligent I am, and it's not all that important to me, but people have admired my intelligence, and after watching this video I can say that I do not particularly feel sorry for anyone who may be upset that I make them feel bad for not being as knowledgeable, and I am thankfully not the kind of person that expects 100% from anyone. The world isnt perfect, but it works simply because we try to make it, and what everyone gives is ultimately enough, so why demand more from anyone Do YOUR best every day, even if you're only giving 80% on your good days, and 50% on your bad days. That is your best, and that's okay.
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When it comes to knowledge, I've noticed that in many situations I'm better off playing dumb especially when people comes out with some weird conspiracy theories but in general, one that knows everything never stands out as pleasurable to hang out in my personal experience, especially within normie environments.
P. s. One may ask why do I even hang out with normie friends and the answer is that I'm probably a borderline case having been nerd all my life but also not having had the luxury of being picky with friendships for a large number of reasons, my life has been very difficult and complicated

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Man, it’s refreshing to hear that knowing about a lot of different subjects is not a bad thing. Someone in my life always says it’s unnecessary for me to research things that don’t directly affect me and in turn, they shut me down when I try and talk to them about these subjects just because they’re INTERESTING. Also to add, when I try and have discussions about their view on things just to hear it and talk about, they get so frustrated which makes me soooo confused. To me, that’s what a conversation is a lot of times. People sharing different perspectives and ideas. But hey. what do I know
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Something was bugging me lately, Moving to a new class this year, I had to remake friends all over again and I actually managed to get some, we got along easily and they said that I'm such a sweetheart and a funny person. BUT the moment we got our exams results back and they realized I had the highest grades they suddenly grew distant and some started ignoring me even, each time I'd try talking to them they'd reply so coldly and don't exactly seem in for the conversation. what a bummer they decided to do that just after they started to grow on me: c
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There was a real brainy kid that lived down the street. We were friends quite awhile. I think he was looking for a friend who was his own intelligence. Someone who could equal him at chess. A gynecologists son was his buddy after me and he talked awfully negative. About him. No. I wonder what was wrong with him. People think im smart because I got an a in science. He was just. Smart. It sounded like Mike not his name but was having trouble finding friends.
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I remember as a kid having to dumb myself down so I can fit in. Imagine having to explain to fellow elementary/middle schoolers how thinking someone is cute does not equate to liking them or having to speak in layman's terms to effectively communicate with people. I think people are just naturally intimidated by those who seem more intelligent just because of pure insecurity. No one likes feeling dumb, so it is natural for some to feel intimidated.
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I do have many boys as my friends now but somehow, I have friends who're girls too (and I doubt whether it's because of mimicking the traits of Frank(from Maniac 2012, somehow, I feel like they reject me often and I try my best to associate with them regardless of their knowledge. Somehow, I don't consider myself too as so intelligent. And I'm not sure whether those who say so are putting me on the weakest branch or expressing satire instead.
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A few things about this. I understand this as I worked at easy jobs where you didn't need much to get the job done. This went away once i got a job that required more thought. I am also aware that I am not that smart lol. So, I have seen both ends. I have been the smartest person in the room, and also the dumbest. Luckily, i seem to bridge that gap well enough that I do not think that I have been intimidating.
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