A must-read. Thanks for sharing.
For some, the described numbing happens while gifted kids are left unaffirmed and underserved in elementary, middle, and high schools, prescribed to feel guilty or advantaged for the differences which cause their brains to be high-IQ. Some may say that parents who've advocated in futility and watched their children become numb may also succumb to the fog of meaninglessness. Not that the numbing or sense of meaninglessness necessarily remains for long, becomes all-encompassing, or leads to wishing one's self away. A change in learning environment may help. Encouraging kiddos to be self-determining, striking out on one's own path... a personally meaningful path... may, for some, bring a return to satisfaction, fulfillment, meaning, and joy.
