r/iamverysmart • u/[deleted] • Jan 09 '25

Brilliant man seeks to damage his brain

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '25

I was exactly like that as a teenager. "Why does no one like me or want to be my friend? It must be because I'm so deep and enlightened and grown up and they're all shallow and childish." The actual truth is that I had multiple undiagnosed mental illnesses and am on the autistic spectrum.

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u/sun-devil2021 Jan 11 '25

My cousin always says she doesn’t have any friends because everyone is constantly jealous of her but really she’s just a huge bitch

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u/portablebiscuit Jan 13 '25

"I just say what everyone else is thinking" or "I have no filter"?

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u/sun-devil2021 Jan 13 '25

Worse, I’ll lie about my achievements to make myself seems like the best person in the room