![]() She didn’t see that her problems were related to her rainforest mind. She hadn’t been identified as gifted in school. Even though she scored well on tests, she didn’t see herself as particularly smart. She was searching for meaning in her life and in the world at large. She questioned everything: the importance of grades, whether college would be worth the money, her “laziness,” internet censorship, GMOs, how she would find a meaningful career, the “enormity of the universe,” how to deal with climate change and on and on.Īnd yet, Beth didn’t know that she was gifted. In one instance, she said that she’d read 1984 in English class and spent hours analyzing the implications of the book and rewriting her essays. The boys would accuse her of over-thinking or of being too serious. And, for Beth, finding a boyfriend always ended up in disappointment. They weren’t asking existential questions. Beth said that kids her age weren’t interested in politics or philosophy. Her one friend, Maddie, was unreliable, using Beth as her counselor but never reciprocating. What happened?īeth told me that she was lonely. Lately, she’d become depressed and lethargic. When she was nine, she planned her future: running for President of the United States. When her mom contacted me, she said that Beth used to be energetic, motivated, athletic and a high achiever in school. ![]() Unlike many teens who might be reluctant to seek counseling, she asked her mother to find her a therapist. Photo courtesy Magnus Lindvall, Unsplash, CCīeth came to see me for counseling when she was 16. ![]()
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