r/lowIQpeople2

why live with low abstract reasoning and low pattern recognition? Its like being stuck in an invisible cage. Plus stacked on top with cptsd it makes it very bad. GAI is of uttermost importance and when it’s lowish life’s fucked. No person can save me from it, no matter how good I feel in the moment, it all comes back to the old ways. Plus intelligent ppl dont want much to talk to me(and ppl in general) cz I have low empathy and I can’t put myself in someone elses shoes correctly and have inadequate morals as judging what’s fair and whats not depends on my reasoning ability, which is quite low. I just don’t see nuance in things. It is just pointless suffering, I don’t know what I don’t know, and that makes me paralyzed, endless doubts about the fact that I have read some ideas that I deem very intelligent when in fact it could be just another psyop or actually good idea but interpreted or applied incorrectly by me, and I have no alternative but to trust judjement of others more than mine, as my judgment lead me to suffering too often. I’m 19 and I already feel like life is over for me, and I had this feeling for a really long time, now I just know the cause. What shall I do?

I think small, logistical tasks annoy me much more than "normal," or at least compared to the attitude of neurotypical folks. For instance, I really don't like tying a neck tie, and other common tasks annoy the crap out of me. Other pet peeves would be paying for a parking spot (or buying a parking permit for a certain amount of time for a certain vehicle), cleaning everyday essentials like my glasses and laptop screen, and reading or viewing technical things like tutorials. Perhaps my aversions stated in this post are not even related to lower intelligence, and instead related to some other neurodivergence. Still, I want to ask if anyone here can relate. Take care.

My iq is around 120 however due to having a very spiked profile my numerical and memory scores are extremely low meaning I can't hold onto information well nor can I really absorb it well. Everyone thinks I'm a genius but my performance iq is extremely bad, meaning I can't learn or absorb anything really.

It means that I'm basically bottlenecked and I can never really go to college. I struggle to learn anything regardless of the difficulty.

I may as well have an iq of 70 or something, it wouldn't make much of a difference. I'm wondering if anyone else is as cursed as I am. I classify myself as low iq given I perform at a low iq level, even if on a test it says I have an iq of 120 because my brain put all its stats into a couple of things but not in the things that matter.

In this abstract post, I argue that the universe doesn't have order naturally to begin with. What I mean is most people tend to believe in karma or a just-world, and most people generally try to secure law and order wherever they live, which is probably good. However, living with a low IQ, and enduring bad events, made me realize there's nothing within the laws of nature that ensures people get what they deserve. Common desires like doing well in school in order to get a good job offer or to go onto advanced studies, getting married and having happy and healthy kids, and accumulating wealth to enjoy luxuries like traveling or high-end goods are definitely not something everyone has, and are not a universal experience. While talking with others about life overall, I noticed that people tend to have hope and be optimistic about future prospects for whatever goal they're on. The issue with such hope is that the mere passage of time doesn't lead to desired outcomes.

Despite my argument that the world isn't inherently kind, friendly, or fair, I do think that working hard, being consistent, being reasonable, and being flexible are all actions and traits to hold dear and admire. I guess what I'm feeling is that, at times, my individual efforts to bring about good outcomes are futile in the face of a seemingly amoral universe. I hope what I wrote down makes sense. Take care.

i dont know if any other low iq ppl relate but i really feel like an NPC
everyday i wake up and go to work
i barely talk to my family or coworkers i just find it too hard to come up with what to talk about
and i often just end up smiling and looking weird
i am barely noticed by others in public especially school and im used to people not knowing who i am despite me knowing them
i remember many times ive been with friends just for them to forget im with them or some of them just leaving me mid conversation
but i cant blame them either im a boring person with no personality or hobbies
if i disappeared no one would notice or even care if i did, i have brought nothing into this useless life of mine

I’m 17, I love to write, and cook and bake, but I can’t remember what I’m taught at all. in order for me to actually learn someone would need to take their time and energy teaching me for weeks straight until I finally have it down.

i CANT do math, and every school subject is super hard for me. i. can’t. learn. teachers quit on me and told me to drop out, etc.

i was told all my life that i was smart all because i could hold a conversation and i was funny. like no, that isn’t what makes people smart, i literally struggle so fucking much with simple things.

i can drive though, pretty wel….so that’s something. I’m so fucking useless, I don’t even want to be alive rn

Things like computer science, engineer, med school, law etc. you all need at least IQ above 110+, normies will say that "hard work is more important" sure hard work is important but it really is not enough at all you also need at least slightly above average IQ.

Even if I have average IQ like 90 - 99 it still won't make me feel satisfied, having well above average IQ like 110+ at least is largely respected and admired by many people, even better if you have much higher like 130+ because it means you will be 1 person in a room of 30 people and being the only person to solve something. I fucking hate this life. It's so rigged.