Are you ever mistaken for being stupid and/or crazy?

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She's absolutely right. People think I'm stupid and/or crazy a lot. I have only just recently begun to understand just how much this is true. It's upsetting, but I don't think there's anything I can do about it.

All the time.

But I wonder why people constantly do stupid, crazy things themselves yet call me stupid. Is their stupidity more legitimate than mine?

pretty much what I was going to say.
I AM crazy. I have come off as stupider
than I usually am though. But, this happens
less within academic circles.

Kinda like what calandale said.

I am crazy. I'm aware of this. (Brings to mind that one thing about an insane person not being able to know that they're insane, I think that's rubbish.) As for stupid? Well, I can definitely act stupid at times. It irritates me more when people tell me I'm smart, or smarter than them. I hate that s**t. I'd almost prefer people thinking I'm stupid, either because it was right or because they were mistaken, either way I think it would be better.

Emphatically yes to both. Typically, the assessment is made by someone more fitting of either description, but they're running the place, so I guess that's that.

I've been mistaken as being "stupid" many times..."crazy" is a bit of a gray area with me also.

There's this girl in one of my classes which she always gives me this stare like she thinks I'm retarted or something along the lines of that.

Easier to surprise them with a quick strike?

On the other hand, being misjudged the other
way is useful as well. They might be less willing
to attack.

I honestly think I'm crazy, so I don't mind when people call me it. But I don't like being called stupid. But it doesn't really bother me because I know I'm very intelligent.

While I was at school, EVERYONE thought I was stupid, even one time when I refused to fall for some stupid prank I was STILL called dumb!
Everyone thought I was crazy too, but they were to f*****g stupid to realize that I "went crazy" because they were picking on me so much, and my very few "friends" thought they would make everything better by ignoring me and then picking on me with everyone else!

alll during school I hardly spoke so people thought I was stupid...not because I didnt speak but when I did speak it was always stupid and not thought out right. Now adays I let people think I'm stupid and I like to prove them wrong Then they eventually learn I'm just wierd and not stupid, and I'm happy with that.

people think i'm crazy because i'm a conspiracy theorist.

And people think i'm stupid too because of my social skills.

Someone put a Dunce's hat on me once in school. w*kers.

I don't think anyone has ever thought that I am stupid.

Many a time people have thought I was crazy. One of my teachers actually said that he thought I might go on a killing spree in the town centre. I had no idea why he thought that, and I still don't, but I have accepted that as I can sometime appear quite moody and brooding and as I am quite weird and a loner, people automatically think of you as differentin a negative way - and sometimes are fearful of it. I also think that my being quite aggressive in my opinions at times sometimes intimidates people.

I like to use the phrase conspiracy realist, Instead of conspiracy theorist that’s just me though.

I feel that I'm thought of as dumb and awkward in alot of areas in life, mostly those with alot of socialization involved but there are some things I feel I can do well in my own way and sometimes I think I'm not taken seriously enough when I'm doing those few things I CAN do because of my weaknesses elsewhere.

If that makes any sense, I'll be happy lol