The Imposter Syndrome

It does not matter what success … happened to me, I was never able to give me the credit for this. Finishing my high school with the overall result of 1,0 felt like “Oh, it was not that hard, you somehow managed to blind the teachers”, getting a nice universities “It was just luck”, getting a nice job title was “They did not realize how much I suck. I feel as if I cheated them into hiring me.”

The feeling of “not being (good) enough” has been haunting me also during my first days in WOL. Yes, it is hindering. Yes, it is painful. Yes, it is energy sucking. Yes, it is not fun. But I did not even really realized it was there. My dark lifelong companion who feels like a huge stone I have been strenuously dragging anywhere I go. Without really giving it a thought…

Did you find yourself in my story? Or you saw someone you know? Maybe you want to watch the following video…

And now, the good question What is the way out of the condition?

It is already helpful to know that you “have it”. This way you will able to observe your thoughts from a new perspective and alleviate their power. Another great way is writing your thoughts down and sorting them, over a longer period of time, in order to see the pattern and realize your successes.

All the best of luck in realizing and integrating your companion. Could be that he never leaves me but now I know about his presence and am thankful for the great muscles dragging that piece of stone!