I wasn't even a high achiever, I just stopped being interested in what others had to say.
- I had found the answer to everything, by being an anarchist. - I still struggle with turning my brain around, after abandoning any social life, because I saw other people as lower lifeforms. <.<
But yeah. It's amazing how that work, and how easy it is to get into a "negative" state of mind. While it's so damn difficult to turn it around again.