impostor syndrome
Impostor syndrome is a psychological phenomenon in which individuals doubt their abilities, fear being exposed as a fraud, and believe that their achievements are a result of luck or deception, rather than their own skills or qualifications.
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Related Concepts (20)
- anxiety
- chronic self-criticism
- difficulty accepting praise
- fear of being exposed
- fear of failure
- fear of judgment
- fear of success
- feeling like a fraud
- inadequacy
- internalized criticism
- lack of confidence
- low self-esteem
- need for constant validation
- overachieving
- perfectionism
- self-comparison
- self-doubt
- self-sabotage
- setting excessively high standards
- unrealistic expectations