{"id":9298,"date":"2019-05-06T08:09:45","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T16:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/?p=9298"},"modified":"2019-11-22T00:02:30","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T08:02:30","slug":"imposter-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/06\/imposter-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stop Feeling Like an Imposter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imposter syndrome<\/a> is the feeling that your achievements don\u2019t matter. That you only scraped by because of luck or by fooling others into believing in you. You feel deep insecurity about your work and accomplishments, always anxious that you\u2019ll be exposed as a fraud.<\/p>\n

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While arrogance isn’t good, I think impostor syndrome is far more prevalent than most of us realize. This is because the fear of being \u201cfound out\u201d causes those who suffer from it to languish in silence. They don\u2019t want to admit their insecurities for fear that this may trigger the revelation of their \u201ctrue\u201d worthlessness for all to see.<\/p>\n

Impostor syndrome doesn\u2019t just strike those who are high-achieving, but can hit even people who have more modest success.<\/p>\n

It also seems to impact women more at higher rates than men, which makes sense if you don\u2019t see yourself as fitting the stereotypical image of what a \u201csuccessful person\u201d looks like in your field. <\/p>\n

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