Comments by "TotalRookie_LV" (@TotalRookie_LV) on "Why Gifted Kids Are Actually Special Needs" video.

  1. Yeah, I was a gifted child. That "if only he applied himself" is extremely familiar. It's not like I grew up and turned out to be moron and loser, but I'm not a big success either, even dropped out of university. I was almost 40, just a couple of months short, googled for my health issues and found that at least one of them is quite typical in case of ADHD. What's ADHD then? Looked up... Oh, shit! And some 5 years later came middle life crisis combined with mood swings caused by my disability (got multiple sclerosis, which makes moving around harder and harder) and RSD (rejection sensitive dysphoria) connected with my first girlfriend, which I haven't seen for decades. That's when I recalled, I was gifted and set as an example in maths, physics, drawing, music, swimming etc. And... what have I achieved? Besides I'm sort of a cripple both mentally and physically. Felt like torture for a while. On the other hand, I got a job in a field, where I can apply my talent, and now I earn above average, met a couple of smart and beautiful ladies, first broke my heart (no foul play on her part, our feelings just were not mutual), but married the second one.
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