Are intelligent (though did not necessarily have top grades).
Yep, I could have had top grades but homework bored me
Are very creative and enjoy making things.
*counts fingers* I act, sing, do comedy, paint, pastels, sketch, and write
Always need to know WHY (especially why they are being asked to do something).
Now this is me to a T! All my relatives always told me that, even as a toddler, I always asked why! I still do, much to the chagrin of my co-workers!
Had disgust and perhaps loathing for the inanity of much of the required work in school, the repetition.
Oh gods, yes!
Were rebellious in school, refusing to do homework, rejecting authority of teachers OR seriously wanted to rebel, but didn't DARE, usually due to parental pressure.
The latter. Parents would have killed me.
May have experienced early existential depression and feelings of helplessness. These may have ranged from sadness to utter despair. Suicidal feelings while still in high school or younger are not uncommon in the Indigo Adult.
Both the feelings, and the several attempts.
Have difficulty in service-oriented jobs - resistance to authority and caste system of employment.
Yep, except for the one service job that had a very loose hierarchy, which I adored
Prefer cooperative efforts or leadership position or solo if expertise is valued.
*nods*
Have deep empathy for others, yet an intolerance of stupidity.
*laughs* I'm always saying I feel for all people, but cannot stomach morons.
Extremely emotionally sensitive including crying at the drop of a hat (no shielding) - to no expression of emotion (full shielding).
The former until I was a teen, then swung to the latter. This is something I'm seriously working on.
May have trouble with RAGE.
Used to, been working very hard on this one
Have trouble with most systems (either emotionally, mentally, or physically)- political, educational, medical, law.
Law and education, do not get me started
Alienation from politics - feeling your voice won't count and that the outcome really doesn't matter anyway.
This does not fit. I'm very involved politically
Frustration with or rejection of the traditional American dream - 9-5 career, marriage, 2.5 children, house with white picket fence, etc.
Definate rejection
Anger at rights being taken away, fear and/or fury at "Big Brother watching you."
Oh yes...
They feel a need like a burning desire to do something to change and improve the world. May be stymied what to do.
I have felt this way forever but only recently realized how I was going to do so.
Have psychic or spiritual interest fairly young - in or before teen years.
Had few if any Indigo role models.
Yep. My folks were not religious, so I took it upon myself to study every religion I could. Live in a big city, within biking distance of 30 different houses of worship.
Have strong intuition.
Live my life by it
Random behavior pattern or mind style - (symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder), may have trouble focusing on a task unless of OWN choosing, may jump around in conversations.
Yes! I cannot visualzie worth beans, cannot focus for more then a few minutes at a time.
Have had psychic experiences, such as premonitions, seeing angels or ghosts, hearing voices.
All the time, less now that I've met my spirit guide
Seek meaning to their life and understanding about the world May seek this through religion, spiritual groups and books, self-help groups or books, or individually.
All the above
If they find balance they may become very strong, healthy, happy lightworkers.
I kept getting told I was a lightworker