I dont kow if other people with sz have had delusions of granduer about there intelligence. I have thought i was a geniu. At other times i thought i was mentally handicapped in that area. My iq level was tested when i was 9 and it was 129. I heard a pastor say god not only dtermined our individual fingerprint but gave each of us our iq level. At the point im at now im comfortable with the familiarity of my iq level. I dont get to exaggerate it, or degrade it anymore. Where do you stand on this matter
I have thought i was a geniu. At other times i thought i was mentally handicapped in that area.
This is very normal, I think, because I always feel this way. 
About iq, Iām not really sure about its implications. Many scholars say that iq doesnāt really tell much about your intelligence. People are oustanding in differnet areas and there are at times their talent is not discovered. I try not to expect too much on my capability, and at the same time, I have in mind that I have talent undiscovered yet.
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Iāve been formally tested and have come in both low and high. Not sure how much stock I put in it.
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The other day I had the delusion I was just an empty vessel carrying not much intellect at all. I used to think I was a genius. The truth is probably somewhere in between 
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The definition of intelligence is the ability to aquire and apply knowledge or skills. There is also creative intelligence, like Picassoās paintings. Musical intelligence. And many unique apptitudes one might have. Im 40 and im just about 90% familiar with my intelligence. I know when im overstepping myself or acting less intelligent. Thats just my take on it, but that is websters definition
When I was 8, my IQ was 122
. I had an IQ test, a couple years ago, it was 129, according to Stanford Binet. A free online test said 133. A few months ago. They say living in poverty, you lose 13 points.
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I took an iq test when i was psychotic and scored like 100
Funny thing to, when i had my first onset i had to take my GED test. All i did for the answeres was listen to what the voices told me. I passed pretty well lol
I got tested and zig sagged in diff areas. Verbal was highest at 127
As I have the proverbial āspiky profileā anyone who thinks they can accurately measure my full scale IQ is a damned fool. Verbally Iām maybe very superior but non-verbally Iām well below average . Dividing the two it makes me out as āaverageā.
However as https://www.smartkidswithld.org/first-steps/evaluating-your-child/understanding-iq-test-scores/ says-
The Full Scale IQ is an averaging of these five scales, so itās only meaningful if the scales are consistent. If a child is superior in verbal reasoning, but below average in visual spatial skills, the full scale number looks average. Itās akin to having an average body temperature because your hair is on fire while your feet are in a bucket of ice water.
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I have yet to test my iq but feel that I would have scored higher 2 years ago, roughly the time before I started losing my marbles.
I donāt feel very smart anymore and I donāt know whether to blame the disease or the medication.
Probably 120 but Iām just guessing.
I just figure an iq is something we posess, like eye sight or hearing, so we should have a pretty good grasp of what it is. I never did until lately. I do think theres more to iq then just the iq test
i am not familiar or aware of my iq level. I don;t give it importance. I think i am not very clever with money as i am on social security but on the other hand i am successful as i have all i can dream of fullfilled. I live in the country i wanted and have all possible foodflavours in reach. I maybe lack iq in selfdicipline as i still have habits; difficult for me to overcome.
Iām not familiar with my IQ level.
I took a series of tests to get into the navy. I remember the ASVAB test (scored 100%), and, as I said, I took a series of other tests. I must have done well, for I qualified for a rate (intelligence specialist) that 99% of people in the navy do not qualify for.
That being said, I donāt believe Iām āsmarterā than any other person.
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Wow. Thatās very impressive. I think I scored like 50 percent on asvab in high school and like 70ish percent on an online practice test after I got schizophrenia.
I never studied. I kind of wish I never went to college and just studied really hard for it. Did you have to study? I think my ex friend scored in the 90s. Sheās pretty smart.
I have a bit of Aspergers so it would have never worked out. But itās fun to think about.
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Yes, I studied for the ASVAB.
I bought a book that preps you for the test. I wouldnāt have scored 100% (there are 750 questions) without studying the book.
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Yeah itās somewhere in the high average range. The guy who tested me said he thought I was actually in the superior range but just didnāt try hard enough in the math section because my other scores were extremely high except those. Mental math is exhaustingā¦and I canāt for the life of me do those build the shape I build puzzles. That was before I started my narcolepsy treatment. I wonder what my IQ would be now.
When I was in college, my IQ was 122 points. Now, it is about 109. So, very average now.
My friends got an iq 168 and drove a cab his whole life. Just saing i dont know how relevant an iq is when it comes to being happy or life in general. What is an iq good for anyway. Does anyone know?