The Sneaky Symptoms of Impostor Syndrome

Impostor syndrome isn't just about feeling that you're about to be found out as a fraud. It's also got some more subtle symptoms.

Some of them are:

  • dismissing all compliments
  • spending time on low-value tasks
  • agonising over unimportant decisions
  • negative self talk (beating yourself up can be your favourite pastime)
  • giving up before you start

Being able to identify the symptoms is the first step to treating them. The subtle symptoms are very sneaky, and sneakiness hates being exposed to the light. So, let's shine some light on them, shall we?



Garrie Irons

Engaging & supporting users, eliciting requirements, and analysing business activity since 1994. Pragmatically and radically non industrially agile.

3 年

Objective measures are a great help, that's why I like models like IIBA's competency framework. (A lot of professional associations have similar things) If your prepossessions guiding documents say you're an expert, "with a couple of gaps", you should accept that (and do something about the gaps. Paying an expert to ensure you never have to worry about those gaps is an acceptable strategy!)

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