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I'm bad at social interaction.
I'm a 7th grade girl, and I am absolutely terrible at social interaction. What I believe to be setting me apart from others is my intelligence. Although I may sound extraordinarily arrogant in saying so, I am much, much smarter than most. I have a genius IQ, and aced the English TCAP in 5th grade and the math TCAP last year (scoring at 99% or 98% in all other classes). I had a final grade of 100% on my report card in science, and I was selected for numerous intellectual contests (not all of which I participated in).
My intelligence creates a barrier between myself and the outside world because I find difficulty in understanding how others feel (either emotionally or as in not understanding things that I deem to be quite simple). Also, I have trouble in feeling many emotions whatsoever. When my grandfather died two years ago, I didn't shed a tear. Same goes for when my best friend committed suicide, and my baby brother died before even being born.
Help me... I'm too socially and mentally different to function like a normal person. I'm so sick of this.
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Having a hi IQ does not always make one smarter than the rest of the class, in your case it seems to do just that. Some people especially girls trying to attract boys will try to dumb themselves down so to attract a man. Don't do that.
Your intelligence and ability to learn at a higher level than your peers is a gift that needs to be honed and used to make the world a better place. Social interaction is a learned skill just like driving a car, ice skating or any other activity.
For most of us it comes naturally as we grow and mature. Your ability to see things on a higher plane makes others uncomfortable and may be the reason you don't react to certain social situations the way others do. If I was your parent this would not be upsetting to me.
If I was your parent and I'm old enough to be your grandfather. What I would do for you is take you to a psychologist who understands better than I so the problem you have. The psychologist can show you how to switch between different levels so that you can have social integration but retain the gift you have at the same time.
My brother in-law is a lot like you. He has a very high IQ a Masters in Nuclear Engineering and a PHD in Nuclear Physics or the other way around I get confused which is which. If you were to meet him you would think he is the original absent minded professor. He also has the ability to explain things, when he can, in terms anyone can understand.
He works for one of the alphabet departments of the government on mostly secret things that go Boom and wipe out cities. Now he heads a department and I still don't know exactly what he does. He didn't get to be a department head on his IQ and education alone. He learned long ago when he was your age how to park his ability to learn and to learn to interact with others. Actually it was my father in-laws doing having an older cousin take and show him how.
My advice if you don't have a family member a bit older who will show you how to interact. Then I suggest you ask your parents as I suggested above to have you see a psychologist who I know can help you.
You have a wonderful gift that you can train yourself to use for good things. You could be the one to find a cure for Cancer or MSD or any of the other horrible diseases. Maybe you will be a doctor who will discover breakthrough surgical techniques. This is the gift you have. Learn to social interact and your gift will open a whole world to you.
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