Is it normal to not take myself seriously?

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I've come to notice that no matter where I go I have this weight of expectancy over my head: That I'm either under quallified or a ditz. I'm more than modest about my intelligence; I go out of my way to hide it because I feel like people expect me to be dumb. There's times when I've tried to correct it by expressing myself, but it seems like people discount my knowledge even if I'm right.

Is it normal to feel so fucking stupid infront of people?

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  • karmasAbich
    12 years ago

    I used to be like this and i catch myself at times still being like this. I was under the notion that, if i were to say I was smart, i would be full of myself, if I were to say i loved myself, then i would be self centered.
    So I went years telling myself I don't love myself and that i wasnt smart until i believed it and became very depressed.
    Im now realizing, that i am smart, and i do love myself, I just have to find the balance between, going overboard with that, and being too modest. Find a nice middle ground :)

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  • joybird
    12 years ago

    Now you know how I feel with bleached blonde hair ;o)

    Roxette the educated idiot!!

    I don't care when I'm out socialising but friends tell me that impressions do matter when I'm teaching. Have heard parents recommend me to their friends by saying I'm ... 'different'. Eh?

    Oh well, makes me laugh anyway :o))

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  • Energy
    12 years ago

    Don't be afraid of being yourself. You will find people that accept you for being your true self.

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    • NeuroNeptunian
      12 years ago

      And, from the best of my knowledge of society, when you do a good job of being yourself, you tend to make really cool friends and really stupid enemies.

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