Psychotherapy for the Gifted?

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I can certainly agree with your theory on the misdiagnosis of the gifted. I suffer from anxiety as does my son. My son was accessed as topping the scale for giftedness, and I have worked in the psychology department of our local college. Certainly, I know what our symptoms are, and I already know the possible answers, yet this is not helpful. We clearly do not think like the norm. My son would come to me when he was young and asked when he would be accepted. I always responded that maybe next year things would get better. He is twenty now, accepted and doing better, because he's in the computer industry, where there's a place for his kind. I have not been as fortunate. My level of awareness (I call it a sixth sense) is so acute, it keeps me anxious to the point where I feel different and alone. I gave up my position at work, and live in more isolation than I can bare. I need help but found traditional psychotherapies ineffective. I would also like to note that I am considered attractive and very well accepted by the general community. But I don't have close personal relationships because I can't seem to find anyone who shares my interests and ideologies.

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