In order to help yourself feel better with imposter syndrome, you need to be able to get to the root of the problem. This means you need to figure out the main reasons why you feel like an imposter in the first place. There is often something in our mindset or even in our past that makes us feel like imposters. Recognizing this and doing something about it can help us recognize that we are amazing people and that we are not an imposter at all.

There are different reasons why we may feel like an imposter. If we were under a lot of pressure as a child to perform well, we may have never measured up to the high standards that our parents had of us. When we do succeed as adults, we may still hold onto those feelings of inadequacy that we had as children. Others may congratulate us for doing well, but we feel like an imposter because we don’t think that we deserve it.

Another reason that we feel like an imposter is that you see all the other talented people around you. As you work your way up the ladder in whatever career you choose, you may be amazed by all the hard work that others can do and feel that they are not working as hard as others, so they do not feel they deserve the credit when they receive it. While the person themselves is often highly qualified and does deserve all the attention and praise they get, they often feel like a fraud and that it is just a matter of time before someone notices.

If the person starts to feel like an imposter after a promotion or a big step up in their career, this could be due to the fact that they still feel like the same person they were before that promotion happened. While they did learn new things and gained more experience, this all happened slowly, while the shift into the new role can happen overnight.

This is sometimes jarring to someone who may not understand how they got the position or feels like they are not the best choice for the job. The good news is all of this is that when you feel like an imposter, it is often because you are stretching, growing, and doing good things that may be new to you. You didn’t get caught up in what was comfortable and instead decided to try new things. It may be a bit disconcerting to deal with, but it is a good thing when you learn how to handle it.

With this in mind, it is important to figure out how to get to the root of why you feel the way you do. Is it because you feel that you are not talented enough to have the position? Where you under a lot of stress for perfection and constantly failing as a kid? Do you not feel like you belong? And why are those feelings there?

It is impossible to deal with the issues of being an imposter if you are not willing to look at what is causing you to feel this way in the first place. It is hard to do this. The answers do not always come as quickly as we would like. But taking a deep look at why you feel this way when you get legitimate praise and attention for your hard work so you will no longer feel like an imposter.