Do i have a mental disorder of some kind?

Question

Ok, I have been going on about this for a while on yahoo answers, and other websites... I am very upset about my IQ score, i know it only covers some facets of intelligence... But everything i love to do involves a good amount of intelligence. I have been looking in the mirror and trying to speed up my speech and try not to look so lazy eyed and am so obsessed with intelligence that it's personally a big black cloud that covers me 24 hours a day. Ever since my first IQ test i have been depressed and can't let it go and i don't know what to do. I think EVERYONE is more intelligent than me. I can't think proper sentences in my head, i can't visualise things clearly, it's basically making me so depressed that i have contemplated commiting suicide so many times. I just wish i had a good intelligence IQ so life can make more sense to me but i just can't accept the fact that my IQ is so low. My IQ is 90-96 and watching people saying that they are 130 IQ and so forth. What can i do?

Answer 1

Your IQ is normal. Anything between 90 and 109 is normal.
I can understand how browsing through Yahoo Answers can make you frustrated if you are obsessed with IQ. I've been on Answers for almost a year and I've noticed a few things. 1) People come to Answers to brag about their "high IQ." 2) Most of these "high IQ" scores were obtained from invalid online tests. 3) Answers is apparently a psychological anomaly, a nexus of intelligence. A place where all the smart people in the world live. Basically, what I am saying....the bulk of those people who say their IQ is over 130 are lying. Statistically, most people on Yahoo Answers should have an IQ in your range....normal.
I've given over 100 IQ tests and I can tell you that IQ has little bearing on what you can be when you get older. I've tested successful business people with high paying jobs with IQs around 100 and I've test a receptionist with an IQ of 145. Don't let your IQ direct your life. I personally do not know what my IQ is and I've never really considered myself a "smart" person. But I have considered myself a very dedicated and hard-working person, refusing to let anyone tell me what I can and cannot do. I didn't take AP classes in high school. I wasn't in National Honor Society. I didn't go to an Ivy League school. I'm not in MENSA. I didn't graduate at the top of my class. However, in October, I'll graduate with my doctorate in psychology and I can think of at least 2 people I went to high school with who did take AP classes, were in NHS, and went to Ivy League schools who were kicked out for cheating and are now working in retail as a cashier. If you are devoted, I don't doubt that you can be anything that you want to be.
You say that you can't think proper sentences, but you formed your question very clearly- something that a lot of so-called 130 IQs on this site cannot do. You say that you can't visualize things clearly, but you were able to paint a very good picture of what you are experiencing now.
However, it does sound like you are depressed. I don't want you to focus on this and think there is something wrong with you. Millions of people are depressed and everyone gets depressed at some time in their life. But it sounds like you could benefit from therapy. Talk to your family or a school counselor, especially if you are contemplating suicide.

Answer 2

Many variables can determine the outcome of an IQ test. For example: youve taken the test so taking it again will be easier and every other time you take it, it should become easier and you should score better.

In fact, if you could memorize every possible answer then potentially your IQ would score the highest EVER.

I dont believe you have a mental disorder, however, if you remain in this depressed state, then that can encourage a state of mental unwellness.

A state of mental unwelness can be cured a number of ways i.e. thinking positively, maintaining a happy environment, professional help or medication...to name a few.

My suggestion for your cure is to take the IQ test again and "record all possible answers" and continue to take the test until you get a score that you are content with (131 maybe). At least this way you can say you scored "higher" than anyone else you know and perhaps just maybe, this may give you some closure on this issue

I think whats next for yahoo answers would be putting up with your insufforable questions and comments around your high IQ and your brilliance

Answer 3

Your IQ is normal. There's nothing wrong with that. It's just a silly test anyways. While it can measure bits and pieces, it cannot measure the whole of you. There are also things that you can do to raise your IQ score. This shows that IQ is not a fixed number. If it bothers you, look into some books about IQ and learn what people can do to raise their IQ scores.

Do you have some sort of mental disorder? Maybe a little bit of depression from what I can tell, of course no one can diagnose anyone over the internet. I think you may benefit from seeing a counsellor before rushing to the doctor saying you are depressed. It's unfortunate, bu most doctors will just give you this weeks trendy SSRI and send you home.

Did you know that a few weeks of cognitive behavioural therapy is just as effective as SSRI medications except if you do the therapy, you are less likely to relapse? I had a bad experience with SSRI's, so I hope that people would try therapy first. Good luck!

Answer 4

No, you do not have a mental disorder as far as it is possible to tell from your question. But, you have to be careful that your "obsession" does not take the reality out of your life.
We are what we are, and we have what we have, some people have a high IQ, but cannot use it, others a low IQ, and can become successful! Forget the IQ Test-score, and concentrate on using your intelligence to bring you further, if you cannot use what you have, how can you be wondering what it must be like to have more?

Personal motivation, esteem, drive and the will to succeed is much more important than a high IQ!

Good luck and look after your appearance, remain polite at all times, but do not let yourself be pushed around by anyone!

Answer 5

I'm no doctor, but the first part you mention, "He blames everything on the fact that he had no Dad and his parents were divorced...." probably doesn't involve any kind of mental disorder. Obviously, his parents being divorced and him not having a father is a deep-seated issue in his life. I can relate, as my situation is the same. I would recommend a good talk therapist for this, who would be able to help him heal from the hurt and the rejection and what not he still feels from this. As for this: "also he is very happy one minute then the next he is depressed and angry and distant," it could very well be an expression of how he is feeling because of the issue you stated above and not a mental disorder at all. People with Bipolar Disorder do not typically switch moods from one minute to the next; it's more gradual than that. However, personality disorders do have more frequent and sudden mood swings, particularly Borderline Personality Disorder. I would make an appointment with a talk therapist as soon as possible. If needed, they could refer your husband to a psychiatrist (who would prescribe medication if your husband does, in fact, have an actual mental disorder).

Answer 6

now i have heard it all .. geez.. im sorry but wanting to commit suicide over something so trivial.. who cares..its not important what your iq is.. just be yourself..Absorb yourself in whatever you are interested in and quit being obsessed about things you aren't .these test are stupid and don't prove anything .the smartest man i have ever met didn't even go to the third grade but taught himself everything he knew and never paid anyone to do anything.He was a teacher ,a wonderful man that knew no boundaries and made do with what he was born with and was a survivalist.. Its sometimes not what you know that are in the books that makes you smart its the things you learn on your own and what they call street smarts.. i have known some of the most smart people with the highest iq's around..yes they had high intelligence but some of the most stupid people i ever met when it came to real life and having common sense.. please find another obsession .This isn't' worth it and God knows your life is worth a million Einsteins or whatever..Just do the best you can and be the best human you can and the rest is just crap..its all an illusion.. and just really doesn't matter.. like the old indian saying .. dont sweat the small stuff..its all small stuff.. and be glad that you are healthy and you are mentally healthy .. there is nothing wrong with your sentence structure or anything else.You seem to have a perfect command of language and communicating your general thoughts .. and seem to be very intelligent.. the heck with the test they dont mean anything anyway .. i can give you one example that happened to me.I had a recruiter for the air force used to bug me about joining.I told him I wanted to be a fighter pilot.. ok I went to take the test..although I could have passed it with flying colors i was so nervous I failed therefore i didn't go into the air force.Now i look back on that as a good thing..Who wants to be responsible for a billion dollar aircraft?Anyway my point being i had the intelligence to pass but didn't because i was nervous,believe me things are like they are for a reason.. don't worry be happy and find an obsession like helping the starving ,homeless and less fortunate and then worry about intelligence believe me its on the bottom of the list.. Good luck to you .. you can write me here on my email anytime you need a friend. take care.

Answer 7

Personally, I'm not even interested in my own I.Q. I have a friend who often says I ought test myself. She thinks I'd do well.
But I can promise you, I NEVER plan to test my I.Q.

My reasoning is my answer to your question. First, what is the purpose of an I.Q. test? Does it ensure you a better job? Does it increase your paycheck? I'll tell you this much, you probably have to shell out your own money somewhere along the way to get your I.Q. tested. SOMEBODY's gonna make money off of you.

Second, How many times in life are you going to be required to flash some kind of I.D. card that confirms I.Q. level?

Third, I figure life is an I.Q. test. You can score a 500 on an I.Q.test and still not know how to open a can of soup without a can opener.

Fourth, Intelligence CANNOT be measured by some silly test put together by people. Intelligence is your capacity to learn, not your score on a test. DO some research... you'll find that the concept of "intelligence" is still being defined... (I'm thinking Howard Gardener, here, and his theory of Multiple Inetelligences).

Last, if you want to "sharpen" your thinking skills, do word puzzles and number puzzles... read for pleasure, and never stop learning... learn something new whenever possible... and relax and enjoy life.
If anyone in your life actually throws their I.Q. score in front of you in a condescending way, I guarantee you that his I.Q. has done him no good. What good is an above average intelligence score if you do not possess common courtesy and politeness?
My 2 cents on the I.Q. hype.

Answer 8

Actually, IQ is a measure of intelligence, do some research on what an IQ test is first. and 100 is normal, most people fall between 85-110. Ive scored between 138-150, so it varies.

Answer 9

If you're so worried about it, speak with a counselor of some kind. But really, IQ isn't a true measure of intelligence. It measures logic, basically. It doesn't determine how much you know, how well you speak, how well you do on tests, etc. Frankly, IQ is useless to pretty much everyone. Try put it out of your mind. But if you're so worried, let me put it to you this way, 90-110 is normal.

Answer 10

Anytime you are considering suicide you may want to consider seeking professional help.
I understand about the obsession to acquire additional knowledge. When I discovered that other people whom I considered less intelligent than I had actually scored higher on the test, I was in shock. I have come to the conclusion that some people just test better than others.
If I may just recommend that you start doing crossword puzzles, sudoku, or scrabble. The challenge is for you to gain knowledge and to improve yourself. Don't just study the dictionary study the encyclopedia. Learn all that you can and don't just focus on one category.
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