Feel like a fraud sometimes? How do you overcome imposter syndrome?

wait wahat...is thats actually a thing

I don't ever really feel like an actual "imposter". The closest thing that gets to it is when I am doubting I bring enough value to the table (which, based on the situation, I won't always blame on myself, e.g. when I simply do what someone needs me to do and not more it's their active decision to limit me as a resource). That's a very specific thing you can change however, so whenever I feel like I should bring more value I will take this as an impulse to bring my value up. Even just starting to think how to improve myself and my capabilities and abilities is a valueable beginning to actually improving those things. Then further down the road I may go and learn a new skill, a new tool, or go through a new valueable experience. What comes from this at some point (if it didn't before) I will start getting constant real-time and real-world confirmation with the people I work with that I am in fact not an imposter, which makes it pretty hard and pretentious to still think I might be one.

I'll say... by trusting in others. We may find ourselves in a position of power or with a lot of responsibilities, and it may feel like all of these things have just happened by a string of unlikely coincidences. It may feel like for all these years, we've just managed to trick people into believing that we are competent. I believe that the source of these thoughts is something I'd call the... hubris of our mind. Thinking we actually know better than others, subconsciously or not, while in actuality, we hardly ever do. And yet, even the information we base these thoughts on is made out of things we ourselves have noticed, disregarding all the other things we have not. You might think about how anxious you were to complete a task, ignoring how you actually managed to research, develop, test and fix the thing, and how that takes a lot of skill in itself. I think that's when it's important to have trustworthy people around you whom you respect in times like these, who can give you a less biased opinion. Kind of like... you don't have to carry the weight of the world by yourself situation. Anyway, this has inadvertently turned into a wall of text. I wish you best of luck!

I cash my paycheck and move on to the next psychic crisis.

Most of time I feel I know what I do. But if not, I research and research. Better to take time to learn what you must do. Also, never be afraid to say "no" or "i will need more time" when you take something on that you don't know how to do. Honesty works better.

It's funny how seeing solidarity on a post like this eases the feelings of imposter syndrome.

It's normal to feel out of place sometimes; at times it feels like you're pretending to be someone you're not or like you're not an expert or good enough. You fear that if others knew your flaws they might not accept you. But it turns out that: - If you're not a celebrity or a big name in your space, no one is paying much attention to your mistakes (Okay, maybe except for me). - Even experts feel that way too, perhaps even more, as they have their careers on the line. I've learned that imposter syndrome is but a mindset of fear of possible rejection. I think the best way to deal with it is to not be an imposter. You become an imposter because you believe it. - Share like a beginner. - Be open-minded and admit when you're wrong. - Believe in what you say. Confidence is a reflection of what you're thinking. - You will make mistakes 80% of the time, but these mistakes make you authentic. Perfection is overrated.

I think about the benefits that I will bring to people.

Yeah ! I'm confident in my abilities, along with luck.

yeah, I was feeling too much at the start, but all you need to improve your skills according to your success, then you will not worry..