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[–]onemoredaydream 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Are there any other gifted women out there who grew to feel that being exceptional became a way of attracting unwanted attention?

[–]Macarena77 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes. I'm scared of being the centre of attention as I find that people are keen to exploit giftedness and punish non conformity at the same time. It's like being too visible comes at this price. Punishment, exploitation and massive cognitive/emotional dissonance (not to mention loneliness). My body is literally scared of flying "high". I was trained to diminish myself. Can't wait to read this paper when I go home tonight, thanks to whoever posted this.

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What kind of unwanted attention?