Recently, when I was listening to books, I heard the psychological term "impersonator syndrome". Under the benchmark, I was surprised to find that I and many people around me would have this symptom, and you may wish to see if you also have some degree of "impostor syndrome".
First of all, I will explain to you what "impersonator syndrome" is. "Impersonator syndrome" refers to the fact that he or she has been rated as successful according to the criteria, but he himself believes that he is incompetent, unworthy of the honor or has achieved success is purely a fluke, relying on luck, believing that he has deceived others, and fearing being discovered by others, also known as the tendency to deny self-ability.
Causes of "impersonator syndrome"
There are many causes of "impersonator syndrome", which can be divided into two main categories, one is to be placed high hopes in the process of growth, in the environment of "high standards" and "strict requirements", it is easy to form a "self-denial" tendency, for example, parents are teachers, in the process of growing up, parents are strict, long-term not to get affirmation and praise, it will be easier to produce self-denial tendencies. The other is to grow up in a neglected environment, always not be affirmed in the process of growing up, and even when it comes to achieving results, it is told that it is just a fluke, and it is easy to form a tendency of self-denial.
Features of "impersonator syndrome"
People with "impersonator syndrome" will not believe success when they succeed, or attribute success to other factors such as luck, believing that they are not the kind of capable people that others think.
1- Excessive anxiety in the face of new tasks
When confronted with a new task, people with "impersonator syndrome" are prone to anxiety and fear. Believing that they are not capable of taking on the task, they show that they are procrastinating or overprepared.
2- There is only a brief pleasure after completing the task
After successfully completing the task, people with "impersonator syndrome" are prone to ignore the successful results and stare at their own shortcomings in the process. Thinking that success depends mainly on luck, feeling that they have deceived everyone, thinking that the result is not so successful, but everyone has not found their own shortcomings.
3- Continuous success brings more pressure
It is not difficult to find that this is a vicious circle, people with "impersonator syndrome" in the success, instead of giving everyone more confidence, but also bring them greater anxiety, think that they have successfully "deceived" everyone again, more worried about everyone found out that they were deceived.
Do you have such a performance? If the answer is yes, then you may also have some degree of "impostor syndrome."
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