Academically Gifted Adult Spiral

Kids who grew up "academically gifted" are now anxious adults who have thousands of abandoned hobbies and spiral into self hate whenever they make basic mistakes, or they are doctors There is no in between

A dark-mode social media post says that formerly academically gifted children grow into anxious adults with abandoned hobbies and intense self-hatred over basic mistakes—or become doctors. The joke exaggerates the pressure and perfectionism associated with gifted-kid identity, presenting doctors as the only alternative. EN: A dark-mode social media post says that formerly academically gifted children grow into anxious adults with abandoned hobbies and intense self-hatred over basic mistakes—or become doctors. The joke exaggerates the pressure and perfectionism associated with gifted-kid identity, presenting doctors as the only alternative.

• @jeppa420 / 20989 2021-09-27