When people come to therapy for imposter feelings, they usually want to jump straight to the solution. How do I stop feeling this way? How can I finally feel confident? It’s completely understandable, because feeling like a fraud is exhausting. But we can’t change what we don’t yet understand, and that’s why the first step […]
A Client’s experience of therapy for Imposter Syndrome Many people assume that anxiety means feeling nervous all the time. In reality, anxiety often hides behind a confident exterior. This story – shared with permission and anonymised for privacy – shows how therapy can help someone struggling with anxiety, self-doubt, and imposter feelings at work to
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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
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You’ve been going over the same decision for days. You’ve weighed it up, talked it through, written a list, unwritten the list, and you’re still no closer to feeling sure. Every time you get close to choosing, another “but what if” arrives and pulls you straight back to the start. If that sounds familiar, you’re
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