I *also* stayed away from watching BBT for the same reason. It
  was too relateable in my case. I saw one episode and I was like
  "oh fuck, they're making stereotypical nerds cool and they
  remind me of my darkest sides. Nope - can't watch" 'cause I
  understood what they were talking about and what little mistakes
  they made just in that one episode and I knew it'd be like
  sports for me.... cheering and jeering and I don't watch sports.