Member Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on any advice or opinion posted in this forum. ALWAYS check with your personal physician before taking any action regarding your health! MedHelp International and our partners, sponsors and affiliates have no obligation to monitor any comments posted on this site, or the content and/or accuracy of such exchanges. MedHelp International does not endorse the views of any user.
Anxiety Community
This patient support community is for discussions relating to generalized anxiety, anxiety and eating, anxiety and sleeping, mood swings, and phobias.
People talk to me like I'm stupid, what should I do?
by umbleego, Dec 28, 2006 12:00AM
Hello, I'm a 20 year old male in fairly good physical health but quite poor mental health. I have OCD, tourettes and social anxiety disorder. People have been talking to me like I'm an idiot for as long as I can remember. I think this is because I am shy so people don't really get to know me, also, I hardly ever say anything in the company of people which might make me appear to be "dumb". What should I do about this? It really frustrates me and sometimes I feel like I'm close to having a nervous breakdown. I've had people that probably have an IQ of 30 or less talk to me like I'm a kid. Do you think it's because I'm shy? Or how I appear? I don't understand why this is. Any advice or help would be highly appreciated.
Umbleego
Umbleego
Post Comment
of the medical profession with great rewards. i have friends
with individual and/or combinations of the symptoms you relate.
sometimes it is hard to get a doc to _do_ something for any/all
the symptoms but it is worth it to PUSH for assistance.
Actually, there are a lot of benefits to being "stupid" like you don't have to be responsible for anything, after all, you are stupid. Until people realize your smart, I would get as much mileage out of stupidity as you can. Another one that has worked for me is pitiful. Wow, has that been a worthwhile perception that I have used to my advantage.Enjoy!