I found this site through a link on Psych Today. I feel I am a gifted/2e individual (college level) struggling with what to do regarding education, work, emotional issues and struggling with home life. I am in college right now but don't really want to go anymore, because it's too much of a high-pressure environment for me.
Hi Simple gifts - welcome.
Many college's have centers that provide services for multiexceptional people. If you are finding college to be 'high-pressure' and are gifted, then it's likely that your '2e' issues need to be handled more strategically. Find a mentor. Find adult support.
Don't convinse yourself that 'you don't really want a college degree because you are to artistic' - that's a convient excuse. (We gifties are almost all guilty of thinking too much inside the privacy of our minds and getting a little off course, so please don't take this personally.) Get the support you need to handle your challenges and win a little, then the world will look very different.
Lots of gifted people have tons of experience 'floating through'life, and the minute it's time to 'work hard' they feel as though something is terribly wrong. Actually something might be terribly right - you may be on the cusp of discovering/developing strengths you never knew you had.
Working has it's disadvantages, but I don't know any other way to get the presonal choice and freedom that comes with it.
Good for you for posting!
Grinity
