It is generally accepted that a high level of intelligence only helps a person.
In fact, sometimes smart people have a really hard time.
Such individuals face certain difficulties in their lives.
People who cannot boast of serious intellectual abilities almost never complain about the problems listed below.
It's hard to make a decision
Analytical skills help an intelligent person find several ways to solve a particular problem at once.
However, it is very difficult to choose just one thing.
When there is only one option, it is much easier to act.
Fear of failure
The ability to analyze leads to another difficulty: the understanding that any decision or planned action may turn out to be unsuccessful.
Such fear makes a person nervous and indecisive.
Perfectionism
Many intelligent people tend to be perfectionists - striving to achieve the ideal.
“I could have done better, but I failed,” is what they often think.
As a result, frequent disappointments make themselves known. It is very difficult for an intelligent person to come to the conclusion: "I did my job perfectly. I am a good guy."
Fear of being "exposed"
Many people with high intelligence levels experience "imposter syndrome."
This is the name given to a condition in which a person feels that he is “not competent enough” and “achieved success by accident.”
This fear appears: “Soon I will be exposed. And everyone will understand that I can’t do anything.”
It is worth emphasizing that in many cases such conclusions are unfounded. It is just that some smart people demand too much of themselves: they cannot understand that they are already professionals and have become successful quite rightly.
Loneliness
“Nobody understands me” - this is how many smart people think.
It is worth emphasizing that sometimes a high level of intelligence really does interfere with finding a common language with other people.
