Depends on the day and in how I’m comparing myself to peers. Verbally I’m definitely better than most but again it depends on the day. Some times the words just won’t come out. In terms of functional intelligence, like the ability to pick up new things im definitely below average. My working memory and ability to drown out things unrelated to the the task are terrible. I just can’t focus? Wbu @firemonkey? I think I remember you posting about have a pretty high iq but not being able to apply it to anything. If so that’s the boat I’m in.
So I talked to my pdoc today and he told me there’s essentially a zero percent chance it’s dementia. Thank you to everyone who replied to this, I wouldn’t have gotten much sleep last night if not for you. 
Both my parents died of brain diseases that have the same symptoms as Alzheimer’s, but have different underlying causal mechanisms. I am very likely to die the same way.
I fell between 2 occupational stools. On one hand not up to the stress of a highly demanding cerebral occupation. On the other hand not skilled enough to do manual work to an acceptable standard. Basically I needed a job involving minimal stress, that required brainpower rather than manual dexterity. Not easy by any stretch of the imagination.
There were other factors, too such as severe social anxiety stemming from bullying related trauma.
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You could do the work though? If you were given as much time as you needed?
Unfortunately , though perfectly understandably, businesses don’t operate like that.
Same problem. I think it was the benzo’s and other drugs. And my bad self-care (diet, exercise, internet overuse, etc). Psychiatrist thinks it can partly recover. I do not trust his judgement at all. But I do hope taking real good care of myself and taking time, will help my body. In its natural attempts to heal from such damage. Your body can do a lot. You just withdrew, I understand? Give it time. There may be so much improvement still. In withdrawal it is normal to feel like crap, in this respect too. Be kind to your body and brain.
Sometimes they do. I have a job like that.
I stand corrected, but few and far between? It’s not something I’ve heard mention of in the UK.
I have heard that kratom can give temporarily cognitive damage, but that it is reversible, so when you stop it, your ordinary cognitive functioning comes back.
I never thought much of kratom, it might be because im on substitution medicine (suboxone). The suboxone fills up my opioid receptors so there aren’t any receptors back for kratom.
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I understand, I’m asking if In a hypothetical scenario you could? I was trying to learn to code, I had all the time in the world, but couldn’t get anywhere once the language started getting more complex. That shouldn’t be the case given my iq is actually the same as the average programmer. I was wondering if it was the same for you or if given enough time you could do the things someone with the same iq as you would be expected to be able to do.
It would depend what the task was. If it required good manual dexterity, and the ability to mentally rotate objects, then the answer would be a definite - NO. . That would be the case regardless of how much time was given to do the job. I’m not someone who does well when put under pressure to do something. Stress has always been my ‘green kryptonite’ when it comes to a decline in my mental well being. That is totally unrelated to how intelligent or not I am.
It’s immaterial anyway, as I’m now officially classified as a pensioner. I’ll continue doing what I’ve done for the last 20+ years, which is sharing things that might help and/or interest others. What with FB/Twitter/genealogy/other forums/politics/mental health/illness etc time spent on here is considerably less than it used to be. More often than not nowadays @everhopeful has beaten me to the punch re new articles.
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