What Is Impostor Syndrome?

What is Impostorism?

Are our efforts in life and its achievements a matter of luck or serendipity? Have we committed Fraud at some level or another,

Have we succumbed to the Imposer Syndrome during our lifetime or actively participating in it Now, Today?

Psychology of Impostor Syndrome

Impostor syndrome (referred to impostor phenomenon, impostor ism, fraud syndrome ) is a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their skills, talents or accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a “fraud”.

Is Impostor Syndrome a Condition?

The impostor syndrome, {psychological phenomenon, } suggests the belief of performing as an inadequate and incompetent person and failing despite qualification and evidence indicating you’re skilled. Deemed as a combination of Low esteem and intellectual self doubt, impostor syndrome [experience] is not a mental disorder, neither is it recognized in the DSM or ICD

Professor Valerie Young’s studies

Revealed certain categories of types—based loosely on individuals struggling with their confidences and whom by nature seem to follow this path, Her Examples assists to identify unpleasant habits and or patterns which restricts your real potentials and values.

Impostor Syndrome Personality

• A Perfectionist,
• A Super-person,
• A Natural Genius,
• A Soloist,
• The Expert.

 

Types of Impostor Syndrome:

Super- Person

You may find those that work ”harder” perhaps into the late night or rush around like bees, trying to impress and validate their wages and position.

These heightened excessive activities are a stage performance and false to distract from their obvious insecurities, in wake of this is the high probability of personal degradation in health, accidents, and breakdown of professional and personal relationships at work due to overloading

Natural Genius

Competence and ‘no problem’ approach would point to the Genius type, Who believe in this and feel great shame when their efforts don’t comply with the outcome and time to complete tasks

Achievement means 1st time attempts with good results and with higher than normal expectations set upon themselves.

Perfectionist

A seemingly perfect ”accompaniment” in this type where the Perfectionist and impostor syndrome have to co-exist. Failure to reach Rocketing expectations brings them down with doubt and frustration, unable to see or meet the bar they so foolishly set. Character also displays a level of control and manipulative madness toward others, Never trusting anyone, as no one can do, what they do Competently as this belief only they can.

Soloist

Secretive individuals not wanting assistance or seeking others help a surefire reason in faking yet appearing in control and cool. Consistently trying to prove their worth and value to the cause

Expert

The Front runners in their game, believing Primarily that subject related and quantity knowledge base of that arena is the pinnacle of expertise and therefore their competence level. Never happy with their lot and natural improvement, They want to know it all, the best of the rest

Not to be regarded as the learner or student of others, thoughts of being 2nd or off their game is embarrassment not to endure at all cost

Definition Impostor Syndrome:

#A fortuitous accident: serendipitous scientific discoveries. Of, relating to, or suggesting serendipity. Good; beneficial; a favorable situation

Do I Have Impostor Syndrome?

Have you ever had this disturbing feeling, and experience you are not giving your best, Winging-it under pretense, Lacking in abilities we thought we had and finding a shortfall, finding excuses with the tools instead of ourselves and our inadequacies.

Not applying skills or intelligence where it was needed correctly or effectively, or rationally, shooting the breeze bluffing-it-out? Dreading having to face unwanted situations we are incapable of completing,

Perhaps working in one or all of these trades:

teaching, office, sales, support, speaker, guidance experts?

The Philosophy Suggests

jobs like Shrinks and philosophers who have no proof or confirmation Instead a belief rather than applying actual supporting evidence are within these categories

On the Other Hand trade as Follows

Mathematicians, scientists, biologist, geologists, have a system of information that supports facts, by a supporting verification process with results

Why do we have this Feeling? Loss of Credibility

the instinctive feeling of being a fraud, an impostor is humiliating, for anyone, when we find ourselves not performing properly, or inefficiently achieving what is expected, or the satisfying outcome by virtue of hard work, Skill and related knowledge

The Impostor Syndrome

Is a real genuine Emotion and feeling of not achieving expert status within our trade or work, even in our own personality character and its inadequacies, the ‘Defacto’ response in defense is waffling,  or blaming others or things when faced in these situations, A primary example is poor communication a typical example, relaying or expressing our intentions or needs clearly, intelligently

Facing criticism in failure in difficult similar circumstances brings forward loss of self-confidence, esteem and heavy doubt

The British Mindset

Tests have shown self-deprivation of the British is a state of mind and attitude

President Obama Quoted

In respect of self-doubt, “I will listen to you if I disagree

The Impostor Syndrome

This true impostor intentionally sets a task to gain from people fraudulently for gain and takes no prisoners, intent.is planned and premeditated

Confidence Deficit

People with so-called confidence may be portraying what they are not, but in belief, they can get what they want may develop and display incredible confidence, the means to an end, and are seen by others and regarded as knowledgeable, smart even hero’s.

We seek these qualities in ourselves, and when confronted with these qualities we admire them in the belief that trustworthiness, is a good characteristic, even giving rise to enviousness.

Public Face facade

our public face is a measure of impostor ism, displaying something other than our true selves, it may be empowerment like wearing dark sunglasses, it adds a little incognito, anonymity and protects us from others criticism, this falsehood and sense of confidence comes from replicating our other level of self-esteem we strive to reach

Imposer on the Edge

This link may assist you in understanding aspects of who you are better <read more>

 

Impostor Syndrome Treatment

• Feelings vs facts: Who doesn’t feel Stupid at different times? believe or not, feeling stupid is not a pre-requisite requisite for being stupid, rather a question and self evaluation process, How Clever!
• Out with It: Recognizing the ”condition” and feelings and one of many in this ”failings” brings accepting and a tremendously detached freeing from that tie. Shame is a suppressant so start by “opening up” about your fraudulent feelings.
• Define the Positives: Because you deeply care for producing quality in your actions and work. And by concerted effort and striving toward excellence has to be an important personal achievement and confidence builder, remember that failing is a human characteristic that will occur so embrace it when it does and don’t ridicule yourself, just move on.

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Superiority Complex Syndrome

The Direct Opposite of the scale, and to impostor syndrome is Superiority Complex syndrome.

• Meteoric valuations of self-worth.
• Heightened Vanity and attention to appearance.
• Exaggerated and Opinionated Unrealistically of themselves
• Biased to self supremacy or authority.
• Boastful claims that aren’t supported in reality
• Refutes others opinions.
• Overcompensation in their life

Summary

Being a genuine impostor would suggest intent to assimilate a person to reach a gain, to imitate or copy a situation or person.

On the flip side of that, impostor-ism, the art of pretense,brought on by personal esteem, inadequacies,incompetence,when weighed up against you contractual agreement in business, the workplace and of course aspiring to impress others with your level or capacity to complete or hold high esteem from others

I would hazard a guess that not one of us haven’t at one time or another in our lifetime, sat in that hot chair, wanting recognition, seeking adulation or desiring prominence status.

 

Christopher