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Social Anxiety With High IQ, Empathic Abilities, And Intelligence
July 19, 2015 at 12:20 am
Quote:Of all the psychological disorders, anxiety is the most common in the United States. About 18% of the population, or 40 million adults, suffer the disorder. Social anxiety specifically effects 15 million people, or nearly 7% of the population. When you look into why so many people suffer anxiety, it’s no surprise.
Despite all that, a study out of Lakehead University made some pretty interesting observations of the unexpected benefits of social anxiety. According to them, those with anxiety disorder scored higher on verbal intelligence tests than those who did not report anxiety.
Additionally, a study at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in New York found that people with severe anxiety had higher IQs than those who did not suffer anxiety.
Finally, researchers at the University of Haifa’s Department of Psychologyin Haifa, Israel, looked at the empathic tendencies of people with social anxiety and found “elevated mentalizing and empathic abilities,” Those suffering from severe anxiety also had higher social awareness and were more sensitive and attentive to the states of mind of others. Their social anxiety may have stemmed from the fact that they so thoroughly feel the feelings of others.
Interesting.
http://higherperspectives.com/social-anxiety/
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RE: Social Anxiety With High IQ, Empathic Abilities, And Intelligence
July 19, 2015 at 11:42 am
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I'm willing to forgo a higher verbal ability and/or IQ for peace and contentment. Ignorance is bliss???
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
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RE: Social Anxiety With High IQ, Empathic Abilities, And Intelligence
July 19, 2015 at 11:51 am
Yeah.. living in a bible state yeah.... it's really kinda scary considering being the black sheep that doesn't follow the crowed in ignorance
is really something. I mean i keep to myself when the religion discussion pops up and i just shut down it's like i can't openly say i'm a atheist
at most i just say i'm a humanist and that's about it.
Atheism is a non-prophet organization join today.
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RE: Social Anxiety With High IQ, Empathic Abilities, And Intelligence
January 27, 2016 at 11:26 pm
I know i'm necroposting here, but this makes so much sense. and yes mr.article, ignorance is a bliss.
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RE: Social Anxiety With High IQ, Empathic Abilities, And Intelligence
January 28, 2016 at 12:05 am
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Does this explain why I'm such a silly nervous empahetic turtle with dark-horse-ish smarts?
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RE: Social Anxiety With High IQ, Empathic Abilities, And Intelligence
January 28, 2016 at 12:07 am
Lol, that explains a lot.
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