Dean Watkins Therapy Blog
Blog posts and information on Imposter Syndrome and related topics including worry and self-doubt, perfectionism, procrastination, and self-criticism.
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 […]
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 […]
There’s a particular quality to the way imposter syndrome distorts how you see yourself. It’s not just that the self-doubt is loud – it’s that it seems to make certain things invisible. The mistake you made in a meeting last month is vivid and immediate. The twenty things you handled well that same week are […]
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 […]
Most people who consider therapy for imposter syndrome have already spent a long time trying to sort it out themselves. They’ve read about it, understood it intellectually, perhaps tried some of the self-help strategies – and found that while all of that helped up to a point, something remained unchanged underneath. The self-doubt kept returning. […]
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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