EMOTIONAL VULNERABILITY OF GIFTED CHILDREN & ADULTS
- FEELING DIFFERENT, or being seen as “weird” may lead to difficulty fitting in with others and feelings of loneliness, isolation, or poor self-image.
- THE NEED TO MAKE SENSE OF THE WORLD may lead to frustration and deep disappointment when things appear irrational and don’t make sense.
- THE TENDENCY TO COMPARE THEMSELVES AND OTHERS to a vision of perfection may lead to critical self-judgment and frustration with others.
- HIGH SENSITIVITY makes them acutely aware of the pain and suffering in the world, and they may feel outraged by moral breaches dismissed by others.
- BOREDOM with lack of intellectual challenge may lead to underachievement.
- EXTREME INTENSITY, need for stimulation, tenacity, or fascination with order may lead to misdiagnoses as behavioral, educational or mental health problems.
Have you felt these things and wondered why? Or wondered if something was wrong with you? I can help you make sense of how things you do or feel might arise from giftedness.
