Are You Struggling With Imposter Syndrome?
May 16, 2023 9:35 am
, do you often feel like an imposter?
These are thoughts that make you feel like a fraud or when you accomplish something, you start feeling like you do not deserve it. You start thinking it's only a matter of time before people realize you didn't deserve it.
It's that conflict or difference between how you perceive yourself and how other people perceive you.
Always thinking you are going to get caught. It happens to people who are really successful and well accomplished.
It doesn't mean you didn't work for it but somewhere deep down you have those doubts.
As a human being, you know all your sides both your higher and lower selves which makes you come in the way of how you think other people perceive you.
When people praise you, you feel like you want to hide or think you don't deserve it.
Unless you deal with the imposter syndrome, it will cripple you. It will stop you from going after success because you think you do not deserve it.
This occurs to perfectionists and people who embrace self efficacy. As human beings, we are not perfect and when we think we need to be perfect, then we suffer from imposter syndrome.
If you had to perform as a child, then imposter syndrome affects you in your adulthood.
What can you do to deal with it?
Associate yourself with people who identify your skills and are proud of you. Also associate with people who are on your level.
Acknowledge your accomplishments. It's good to recognize those imposter syndrome feelings first and then recount all of your accomplishments and how much you probably had to put in for it.
Avoid comparing yourself. If you were compared with your siblings or your neighbor's children, you are likely to feel like an imposter. Remember your only competition is the person you were yesterday.
Stop the perfection cycle. So long as you are striving for perfection, you will always have that feeling of inadequacy. Instead, focus on the best you can.
Visualize Success. We sometimes feel like an imposter after achieving success because we hadn't figured out earlier on how it's supposed to look like for us so we are unable to own it. Visualize what it looks like for you so you will know it when you get there and stop feeling like an imposter and undeserving of it.
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