9/15/2023 0 Comments Gifted adults depression![]() ![]() If you identify with many of the descriptors above, you could be a gifted adult and may feel overwhelmed or stuck with the challenges that come with this brain wiring. Gifted adults are exceptional at synthesizing information, original ideas, metaphors, and are very concerned with morals, justice, and the greater good. There were no significant differences between the gifted and non-gifted groups for Agreeableness, Extraversion, Conscientiousness, or Neuroticism. ![]() We also have empathy and tend to feel emotions intensely, just as HSPs do, but gifted adults have a strong preference for complexity and get bored easily if work or conversations are not challenging. It may be masked by anxiety, depression, people pleasing, and shyness. We are highly reluctant to apply or accept the label of “gifted,” due to society’s stigma of inclusion in this category as arrogance. We have a long attention span if something interests us, love deep discussion and sharing ideas, and have a high level of self discipline and independence. Many receive unneeded medications and/or inappropriate counseling. As many as 10 percent of children suffer from depression before age 12. Gifted adults are exceptionally intellectual, creative, rapid learners with a wider than usual range of interests and abilities. Some of our brightest, most creative children and adults are misdiagnosed as having behavioral or emotional disorders such as ADD/ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, or Aspergers Disorder. Although there is no evidence of higher rates of depression and suicide among intellectually or academically gifted students, depression is epidemic among children and adolescents in general. ![]()
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