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Impostor Syndrome
Is a psychological phenomenon that reflects the core belief that you are an inadequate, incompetent, and a failure, despite evidence that indicates you're skilled and successful.
Impostor Syndrome makes people feel like an intellectual fraud, rendering them unable to internalize -- let alone celebrate -- their achievements.
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From a psychological standpoint, it may be influenced by certain factors early in life, particularly the development of certain beliefs and attitude towards success and one's self-worth.
- You don't think you deserve success.
- You think you're a fake and you're going to be found out.
- You attribute your success to luck.
- You think you're not special, anyone can do what you do.
- You can't internalize your success so you credit others for it.
- You can't accept praise.
- Failure is not an option.
- You use "I'm pretty sure" or "I kind of think" because of lack of confidence.
- You discredit your achievements.
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Impostor workaholics are actually addicted to the validation that comes from working, not to the work itself. They push themselves to work harder, to measure up with their colleagues.
Start drifting away from external validation. No one should have more power to make you feel good about yourself than you.
- The impostor syndrome is like a nagging feeling that our success might be due to luck, good timing, or even a computer error.
- It makes us think we have done nothing, and that we secretly are a fraud for taking undue credit.
- The person suffering from an impostor syndrome lives in fear that soon the 'secret' about his true nature will be uncovered.
Offload to people you trust when you’re in the grip. You might be surprised to hear how many other people have experienced impostor syndrome.