Imposter Syndrome Blog

Blog posts and information on Imposter Syndrome and related topics including worry and self-doubt, perfectionism, procrastination, and self-criticism.

Imposter Syndrome Therapy: When Coping Strategies Backfire

By dwatkins | Jun 18, 2025

How trying to feel safer can sometimes make things harder – and what can help You’re working hard, doing well – but still doubting yourself. Maybe you lie awake replaying a conversation from earlier, worrying you said the wrong thing. Or you stay late, double-checking your work just one more time. Deep down, there’s a […]

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Is Imposter Syndrome a Real Problem If It’s Not a Diagnosis?

By dwatkins | Jun 16, 2025
Imposter Syndrome - a real problem

Struggling with imposter syndrome? You’re not alone, and you’re not imagining it. Imposter syndrome isn’t a formal mental health diagnosis, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a real and serious issue. If you find yourself constantly doubting your abilities, dismissing your achievements, or feeling like a fraud, it may be holding you back in more […]

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Imposter Syndrome: Understanding It — and Learning to Shift Your Focus

By dwatkins | Jun 12, 2025

Imposter syndrome can feel like a constant undercurrent of doubt – the sense that, despite everything you’ve achieved, you’re not really good enough, and it’s only a matter of time before others see it too. It’s a difficult and often draining experience. But with the right support, it’s also something you can begin to understand […]

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Creating Distance: Externalising and Personifying Your Imposter Syndrome

By dwatkins | Jun 9, 2025

Imposter Syndrome often shows up as a quiet, nagging voice of self-doubt. It tells you you’re not good enough, that you’re faking it, and that sooner or later, you’ll be found out. Even when things are going well on the outside, this inner critic keeps you stuck in fear, overworking, or playing it safe. One […]

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How Therapy Can Help with Imposter Syndrome

By dwatkins | Jun 8, 2025
Man looking at computer, feeling stressed, experiencing self-doubt and imposter feelings

How Therapy Can Help with Imposter SyndromeUnderstanding and overcoming self-doubt Imposter feelings can quietly take hold – even when things look fine on the outside. You might find yourself thinking, “I’m not really good enough,” or worrying that at any moment someone will see through you. Despite your achievements, there’s often a constant undercurrent of […]

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Living Beyond Imposter Syndrome: How Your Values Can Guide the Way

By dwatkins | Jun 7, 2025
Identifying what is important to you to help overcome Imposter Syndrome

That nagging voice whispering doubts in your ear, telling you you’re not good enough, that you’ll be found out as a fraud. That’s imposter syndrome, and it plagues countless people, even the most successful. But what if I told you there’s a way to fight back, not by silencing that voice, but by increasing the […]

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The Quiet Struggle Behind Imposter Syndrome

By dwatkins | Aug 18, 2024

Why feeling like a fraud doesn’t mean you are one – and what can help You’ve achieved a lot. On paper, things may look good. But inside, it might feel very different – like you’re just getting by, winging it, or waiting for someone to notice you’re not as capable as they think. If this […]

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Decision-Making, Self-Doubt, and the Pressure to Get It Right

By dwatkins | Jun 20, 2024

In this blog post I will look at how anxiety and the intolerance of uncertainty can impact our ability to Make decisions. How do you decide? It can be useful to look at how you go about making decisions, especially when you are not sure what to do, or there is no obvious or right […]

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