It is not uncommon to feel a drop in self-esteem during a major career or life transition—for example, when moving from a full-time student to the start of your professional journey.
What is impostor syndrome
In simple words, the impostor syndrome in psychology is self-doubt, guilt and fear that others will find out about incompetence.
A person spends a lot of time and effort to complete a task, but cannot evaluate the result and rejoice at success. It always seems like not enough has been done.
What is the cause of impostor syndrome
The cause of overloads is the excessive expenditure of energy for solving the tasks.
Often, people with impostor syndrome understand that they can and should do with less effort, but they are unable to move away from the usual pattern of behavior. As a result, any project requires maximum mental stress from them.
Characteristic features of the impostor syndrome
Self-doubt Inability to realistically assess one's own skills and competencies Belief that external factors, such as luck, determine your success Fear that you are not good enough.
