How Do I Overcome Imposter Syndrome?

08/31/21 • 57 min

Riikka from our Discord community writes:
I'd like to hear you talk about impostor syndrome, what is your relationship with it and how to fight it. I'm looking for jobs right now & I feel extremely uncomfortable talking about my skills and achievements and I'm constantly downplaying them.

As someone who has (mostly) overcome imposter feelings, I was thrilled to give my top 6 tips for overcoming imposter phenomenon/syndrome:

Recognize it as a trauma response, rather than a logical fact
Get a hobby you are bad at
Gather empirical evidence of your greatness
Make a list of your strengths
Develop a sense of self
Get over yourself!

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Imposter Phenomenon Resources:

Feel like a fraud? (American Psychological Association)
Yes, Impostor Syndrome Is Real. Here's How to Deal With It (Time.com)
The Imposter Phenomenon in High Achieving Women: Dynamics and Therapeutic Intervention (1978 paper by Imes & Clance)

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Recognize it as a trauma response, rather than a logical fact
Get a hobby you are bad at
Gather empirical evidence of your greatness
Make a list of your strengths
Develop a sense of self
Get over yourself!

Resources
Fundraiser:

Professer Flower's (Lua's) Channel - follow for updates about fundraiser!
Gina's GoFundMe page - donate/share!

Imposter Phenomenon Resources:

Feel like a fraud? (American Psychological Association)
Yes, Impostor Syndrome Is Real. Here's How to Deal With It (Time.com)
The Imposter Phenomenon in High Achieving Women: Dynamics and Therapeutic Intervention (1978 paper by Imes & Clance)

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Hey, Nic
I was wondering if you could do an advice episode on how a leftist can thrive in a capitalist society, while avoiding burnout or not succumbing to depression or other physical and mental ailments?? It’s something I constantly struggle with and I’m sure many others are suffering with it as well.
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Confessions of a Workaholic with My Little Sister - Plus Mommy Issues & Gender Stuff!

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Nic's sister Gina joins her today to talk about her lessons learned in dismantling her identity around productivity after suffering a major injury to her foot and having to be out of work for months. We also talk mommy issues (it's the new daddy issues! so 2021!) and also saunter into some queer conversations about gender.
[Sorry this episode is a few days late. I'm suffering from intense autistic burnout from our fundraiser this weekend and several other things and this episode took several hours of editing for reasons I won't bore you with. I'll eventually get back on the regular 'every other Tuesday' schedule but in the meantime, thank you for your patience. Life has been dog-piling me lately <3)
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