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Do you sometimes feel like a fraud?
Impostor syndrome is an epidemic
There are several reasons why the impostor syndrome seems to have become an epidemic.
- We have given the phenomenon a name.
- Our preoccupation with it is the result of profound social change. Many people work in the service economy, where we create impressions rather than tangible items.
- Professional life today leaves us straining to redefine ourselves; we sometimes promise things we don't yet know how to do.
- We are no longer born into a role.
- We can constantly compare our experiences to those of others online.
- We can create an outward persona we know to be untrue.
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Impostor syndrome
The impostor syndrome is the sense that our accomplishments are in some way underserved, no matter how consistent the evidence is to the contrary.
The paradox of being an impostor
In order for you to believe in yourself, you need to convince someone else to believe in you. Once they believe in you, you feel more confident to believe in yourself.
When you're an impostor, you expect to be exposed at any time. You feel that at some point, someone might appear and see you for the fraud you think you are.
Impostorism has its use
Impostorism is not altogether a bad thing. Successful people should have both enough self-awareness and enough self-doubt to question themselves.
The strange thing is that the more expert you become in a field, the stronger your feeling of impostorism.
Different types of impostor
- The Anxious Impostor has negative views of themselves that are unjustified.
- The Hustling Impostor engages in a deliberate form of self-presentation to achieve ends that may otherwise not be possible. "Fake it till you make it."
- The Lazy Impostor. They tell themselves that they are not up to the task because they don't really want to do it.
- The Modest Impostor. They sincerely doubt that they are as important as others claim, but also don't want to be seen as considering themselves as superior.
- The Wise Impostor. They acknowledge that most people have to fake it a bit, including themselves.
Impostorism is a form of arrogance
In parenting, we pretend that we know what's best for our children without really knowing. Even if our guidance makes sense, it's just guessing. Realizing this, we at first judge, and later forgive our own parents for it.
With others, we often presume that we know what other people think of our work. We should rather listen to their feedback.
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Causes of the Impostor Syndrome
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.
Signs You Have Impostor Syndrome
- 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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The Impostor Syndrome
It is the feeling that you are not worthy of your designation, title, position or success.
Your accomplishments may be due to luck or effort, but you feel you lack the talent or skill ...
The Reality of Impostor Syndrome
- 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.
Self-Efficacy is the Answer
The antidote to the impostor syndrome is self-efficacy, which is about learning one's own value.
Self-efficacy is described as a perceived ability to succeed at a particular task. It means having rock-solid confidence, a supercharged belief in your ability.
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