Why Smart Kids Are The Loneliest

🧠 Smart kids often end up being the loneliest due to a variety of reasons. In this video, we explore those reasons and what we can do about it. Learn more about Dr. K’s New Guide to Parenting Gamers: Check out Dr. K’s Guide to Mental Health: Learn more about HG Group Coaching for expert guidance and a supportive community ready to help you thrive and overcome life’s challenges: ▼ Timestamps ▼ ──────────── 00:00 - Introduction 03:16 - Effortless success 06:02 - Social Isolation 08:53 - Defensive arrogance 11:18 - IQ vs EQ 14:27 - What can we do about it? 20:51 - Conclusion ──────────── 🧠 Smart kids often end up lonely due to their one-dimensional identity as being smart. 🧠 The perception of being smart can lead to a narrowing of possibilities and a narrowing of identity, resulting in social isolation. 🧠 Smart kids who lack social engagement may rely on their intelligence to solve social problems, leading to cognitive exhaustion and social isolation. 🧠 Loneliness and defensive arrogance can lead to low self-esteem, and using intelligence to boost ego is not effective. 💡 People with high IQ often rely on their intelligence to solve external problems, but struggle with emotional healing and self-esteem. 🤔 The core problem for smart kids is that they base their identity on things outside of their control, leading to a fear of failure and a reluctance to try their best. 👥 Engaging in human touch and taking small steps is important for personal growth and overcoming loneliness. Hugging people leads to a release of oxytocin and facilitates bonding, but not everyone may want a hug. DISCLAIMER Healthy Gamer is an online community and resource platform for gamers and their families. It does not provide medical services or professional counseling, and it is not a substitute for professional medical care. Our coaches are peer supporters, not professionally trained experts, and they cannot provide medical service. If you or a loved one are experiencing an emergency, please call your nation’s emergency telephone number. All guests of Healthy Gamer are informed of the public, non-medical nature of the content and have expressly agreed to share their story.