Pretending to be stupid

Posted by Deneb on June 24, 2005, at 23:18:35

I think I sometimes pretend to not know or understand certain things. I don't really know why I do this...or do I(?).
I admit that I've done it here. Sometimes I ask stupid questions and pretend I don't know the answer...I think I did it a couple of times with medication questions. Why do I do this? Why do I want people to think I'm not very smart?
Does anyone else do this? I think I do this a lot when interacting with people. Maybe I like making others feel better by making them think that they know more than I do. Maybe I don't like the responsibility that comes from knowing about things or understanding things. I can make more mistakes when people think I'm stupid. People don't expect much of me then....less pressure to perform.
Deneb

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Pretending to be stupid Deneb 6/24/05
Re: Pretending to be stupid lunesta 6/24/05
Re: Pretending to be stupid cockeyed 6/25/05
Re: Pretending to be stupid » Deneb Jen Star 6/25/05
and... » Jen Star Jen Star 6/25/05
Re: Pretending to be stupid sleepygirl 6/25/05
Re: Pretending to be stupid jazzed 6/26/05
Re: Pretending to be stupid jazzed 6/26/05
Re: Pretending to be stupid » Deneb rainbowbrite 6/26/05
Re: Pretending to be stupid sunny10 6/27/05
Re: Pretending to be stupid » sunny10 rainbowbrite 6/27/05
Re: actually nothing gripes me more » sunny10 AuntieMel 6/27/05
Re: I think the proper term is thingy (nm) » rainbowbrite sunny10 6/28/05
Re: actually nothing gripes me more » AuntieMel sunny10 6/28/05
oh yeah...thingy...um...i was just playing dumb (nm) » sunny10 rainbowbrite 6/28/05

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