@JohnDevereaux's comment on 'How do I accept being stupid? : TheGirlSurvivalGuide'

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How do I accept being stupid?

I'm trying to accept the reality that I'm a stupid person who isn't going to be able to make something of herself. From childhood to now people have told me how stupid I am, how I can't do anything right, how I'm a slow learner, etc. I believed it then and I have to believe it now. I can't learn things normally. My husband isn't happy with me because of this and lets me know all the time that I can't stop messing up. I can't cook without shit burning and him being unhappy with it. I don't know he puts up with me. I hate learning new skills because I can't learn them and I frustrate myself and whoever has to teach me. I hate it because it's true. I'm incompetent at my job despite it being an easy one. Sometimes I think I have brain damage or something. I'm worried my child will develop a negative image of herself because of how I view myself and failure but I can't help it. I try hard to overcome it but I can't learn faster or get better at stuff.

All the comments are just telling her that not only she isn't stupid, but that stupidty doesn't exist and she has ADHD. I would make this an effort post and link specific comments but it would be unreadable because they're all multiple paragraphs long

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peepeehands aut/ism good morning 2yr ago #3411404

Dear... it sounds like you have a learning disability

yeah it's called being a woman

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ActualHuitzilopotchtli Aztec/God The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails, whereon my soul is grooved to run! peepeehands 2yr ago #3411486

Worse than being called stupid. I’d rather be called an genuine idiot than have someone think my behaviour represents a made up mental disorder