I genuinely feel like people with ocd have a higher iq are more intelligent interesting and creative than most people, if only we can use it to own advantage.. #superpower #positivity

Link for the research article? :)

Thanks for sharing these!

@NOCD Advocate - Katie Here's one I found. It conflicts and is a stronger methodology. It makes me curious how the Mensa population differs from average. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/28864868/

@NOCD Advocate - Katie The one you sighted is working from the reverse premise: does having OCD lead to higher intelligence? The answer is likely no. The survey I highlighted above is showing that of those with high intelligence, a higher percentage than the average population have a mental health disorder. This was what I was initially commenting on above. There seems to be a correlate between intelligence and anxiety among those who are highly intelligent, not that someone’s OCD will somehow cause intelligence to increase

@NOCD Advocate - Katie So the original poster’s comment doesn’t hold much water according to existing studies, but among those who are already considered high IQ, there does seem to be a correlate

@Sunrise22 Gotcha! It's cool how the direction of connection matters so much. The details are important ? I love research

@NOCD Advocate - Katie It’s very odd that the information has such a large discrepancy depending on which way the flow of information is going. I am also somewhat surprised on an anecdotal level because I feel like a lot of the most intelligent people I know are highly anxious

@Sunrise22 It's often easier for intelligent people to communicate it.

@Sunrise22 Also, I think it has to do with sizes of groups compared to each other and whether you're leaving oking at extremes or averages