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imposter syndrome, do you have it, too?

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#1 jack black

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Posted 21 June 2017 - 09:20 PM


I felt like a fraud my entire life. It was especially bad when I started my current job, but maybe a bit less in the last couple of decades when I established myself as a successful professionalist, but it didn't go completely away. I think it's linked to low self esteem i always had. It may also be linked to sometimes faulty memory I have in high stress/anxiety situations.

 

Imagine my shock, when I decided to google for it and it's considered the real deal (by some, not officially a disease though): https://en.wikipedia...postor_syndrome

 

They say:

 

If it is not addressed, victims can develop anxiety, stress, low self-confidence, depression, shame and self-doubt.

 

Amen to that!


Edited by jack black, 21 June 2017 - 09:27 PM.


#2 Mentha

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Posted 25 June 2017 - 12:46 PM

Hi,

I feel this too.

But you have succeeded in finding a job and keeping it for decades. Congratulations!

If it is not addressed, victims can develop anxiety, stress, low self-confidence, depression, shame and self-doubt.

 

In my case anxiety is a cause, not a consequence though.

But professional failures worsen it, of course.


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