As you took a look through some of the different triggers that will cause imposter syndrome, you may notice that a big issue has to do with the self-esteem of the individual who suffers from it. When their self-esteem is low, they are less likely to feel like they belong or that they are truly worth the praise and attention that they get. This means that the best way to deal with your imposter syndrome is to work on your self-confidence.
There are different ways that you can build up your self-confidence. This does take some time and will not be something that you can do all at once. But one step at a time is often enough to help you gain the confidence that you need. Some of the steps that you can take to get your self-confidence to increase include:
Stop the ComparisonThis one is hard to do. If you have imposter syndrome, it is really easy to compare yourself to others all the time. That is part of the problem. If you constantly spend your time comparing your salary, your skills, your home, your car, and everything else about your life to others, then you are going to feel like you are less than other people and you may feel like an imposter when you do not get something that you need.
When you compare yourself to others, it is easy to feel like you do not deserve certain things. Each person has his or her own talents and skills and they may be better than you at some thing. When you compare to a lot of people, you will always feel inadequate, even though you have your own special and unique characteristics as well. The comparison game is a hard one to fight off, but doing so will help you to improve your self-confidence while also stopping imposter syndrome.
Thanks again!!
It helps me to think critically. I want to do videos and have a YouTube channel.
I'm being stuck in doing it. What comes to my mind every time I started is -- this video should be perfect in the eyes of my former office staff and friends.
This is where I got stuck as I always strive for perfection in all that I do. Is this impostor syndrome? Looking forward to your thoughts on this. Thank you, in advance, Catherine.
All the best,
Letty
But that's a long story that I'll leave for now. Suffice to say that I lost confidence because of it.
I was always a high performer at school, but I believed I wasn't. I never thought that anyone else had noticed my dilemma, that was until about a year ago. It was at this time that I was reacquainted with several people from my primary school days. One who told me how she had always felt sorry for me and how I was treated by this bully boy and a certain teacher, strange thing was I didn't even remember the teacher. Another told me how they had avoided me because I was to intelligent, he was sorry for his actions.
I'm telling you this because, thanks to your article, I finally understand why I feel the way I do and what I can do about it.
I can't believe myself just what a profound affect your blog has had on me. I'm a big man, no longer young. I have achieved much, suffered much and have surrounded myself with a beautiful family. I have a great life, yet here I am opening myself up to you, with tears pouring out of my old eyes. Thank you Catherine. Jim