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Hmm.. Personally, I very rarely flip out over anything. My IQ is over 140, and I'd like to think that I'm fairly blessed with a higher than average amount of common sense as well.
I think that the amount of stress and a person's reaction to it is a combination of what you've said and the amount of pressure and expectations you have of yourself. I'm a little like you about things like my car, or everyday snafus that I have to deal with that are within my expertise. Other things, like scheduling issues, I sometimes have more of a tendency to get a little stressed over, simply because I know that being places on time is a weakness for me... Its pretty normal for me to get engrossed in something and not notice the time. Things with my dogs, especially things I have no control over like my male's epilepsy, tend to make my heart beat a little faster. And things like my limitations due to my health issues (I have arthritis, among other things) seriously piss me off when I'm not able to do something because of it... I don't like being limited when I know I'd be perfectly capable otherwise.
I think everyone's stress triggers are different... It might be that a smarter person knows more clearly what they are capable of and any situation that falls short is more easily seen.
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