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I wouldn't contest that, and thanks for your advice.

But could you elaborate more on what you mean by a 'filter' as opposed to a 'selfless zen state'?

Thanks for the concern, I don't think I suffer from any health issues. Are there any notable health problems that you know of which have such psychological effects?

Thanks for the kind advice!

I'll give longhand a try :) It seems like a good idea.

Unfortunately, I've tried typing before. To give you an example, the question that I've just written took me about an hour to think and type through, while in the past something of that same length would have taken maybe about half an hour.

Oh and by the way I don't want to come off as being thought as a patronizing 'genius' or anything.

I don't consider myself to be super-smart or have some prodigal intelligence, and my school isn't MENSA. I'm in an average high school.

It's just that I feel my creative potential has been stifled. Thanks for understanding.