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If you are a perfectionist like me, you might have imposter syndrome at the same time and you might not even be aware of! I found it today as I attended there SeNSS Virtual Summer Conference 2020 led by @adairrichards. I& #39;m going to explain what I learnt in a couple of tweets.
First of all, what is imposter syndrome (IS)? IS is a feeling of doubts about your accomplishments which has a persistent internalized fear of failure.
Based on a reference in today& #39;s talk, 70% of people experience this feeling in their lives. High achievers, successful professionals, college professors are the ones who suffer the most.
There is a feeling alongside this IS, that you feel & #39;you are not fitting in& #39; or & #39;I shouldn& #39;t be here& #39; which eventually leads to anxiety, depression, emotional exhaustion, procrastination or overworking, not realising potential, very high self-criticism and low self-compassion.
Based on what I found, a childhood experience might affect this. For example, raising with the feeling of superiority, or being designated as a very intelligent one.
I found this valid since from my childhood, I always was the first ranked in the class and the first one who finished her assignment and all people around me repeatedly claimed that I& #39;m the superior and a very intelligent girl. With minute failure now I get so frustrated.
Unrealistic definition of competence and perfectionism are the other causes. For example, for me, I should have always been the first one to satisfy my parents& #39; expectations. Or I always set very high standard goals for myself.
There are ways to overcome IS such as: 1.awareness, 2.Remind yourself your feelings 3.Normalize your feelings 4.lis your achievements 5.learn from failure 6.ask for support 7.visualize your success 8. Redefine success for your self http://9.be"> http://9.be kind with yourself.
I& #39;m really grateful for attending today talk since I found people with the same feelings with me that profoundly helped me. Retweet this thread if you find it useful to find more people. Thanks to Dr @adairrichards for the great talk.
