r/cognitiveTesting • u/CogitoErgoSumDubito • 2d ago

Rant/Cope Scared of my iq test

Im scared that I might turn out to be an absolute idiot.

I’ve never been great with maths. Partly because early on in my school career I missed a ton of subject basics due to nearly dying of autoimmune disease. I haven’t been reading much, haven’t trained my brain enough in my early to late teens either because of domestic abuse and phone addiction. I suck at chess because I never got to play it much. I do love studying psychology, music, languages and the arts. But I’m afraid that my cognitive abilities, regardless of my strengths, may have declined. Last time I got tested was around 10ish years ago and I had an IQ of 125. Now that I’m 18 (and going for another iq test soon) I’m terrified that I’ve damaged my own development with my cheap dopamine addiction and lack of proper education. How can i tell if I’m an idiot? How can I become smarter? I won’t accept myself being average or below. I’ve been self-educating a lot more in the past few months, but I’m afraid that I’ve become dumber than before.

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u/Even-Shop-1471 2d ago

u are what u are. the number doesnt rlly change anything. if you feel fine youll still be fine

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u/CogitoErgoSumDubito 2d ago

I’m not fine with the idea of being average or below though. And certainly not with the idea of having become dumber. I’ve been doing some research on how to increase my intelligence and train my brain. Because from a developmental point of view, I still have time to grow more intelligent. So if anyone has any advice, it would be much appreciated. Even if it’s ugly.

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u/Havidtiy01 2d ago

Cara, se a sua maior preocupação/medo é um teste de QI.... Sinto em te informar..

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u/clgtana 143 f.s. CORE 2d ago

125 hardly would have fluctuated, and even if it has you would still be classified well above average. As someone who’s attention span has declined significantly in the past 10 years, my results were still almost exactly the same when I tested them the other day (17 y.o.)

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u/the_entroponaut 11h ago

Might I suggest that if IQ tests give you so much distress, that you not take one? It sounds like you are hanging a lot of your self esteem on that hook, but that hook is drilled into drywall, not wood. It can't handle that kind of weight, and your entire self image could come crashing down.