WOW! This has been the most impactful video I've ever had the pleasure of listening to today. For years I've always struggled with this without even knowing it. Thank you!!! Now I've got to get going and set the world on fire!!! [thumbs up]
Damn, today I had a job interview for programmer position in local company. This is totally how I was feeling through the duration of the interview. After this video i feel a lot better, you have a new subscriber. Keep up the good work and I'm looking forward to new quality content. Cheers!
I tend to doubt my expertise. And with so much to learn, even after a decade of making portraits and teaching drawing, I still feel like a novice. I want to tutor students privately, but asking for money when it’s so easy doesn’t seem right. But you’re absolutely correct, just because the skills came easily to me, doesn’t mean everyone has the knowledge and information I’ve gained. I wish I could get that through my head.
Thank you for bringing such fundamental issues of mind. Everytime i see the title of your video i feel like i have this problem in big or small way. But the best part is by the end of video i have most of the answers and i am more comfortable with life. Thank you once again.
I am following your videos you put things across in such a simple easy understanding way right up my street, you are one of the best people i have heard in this field so I shall stop youtube flitting and learn from as i can feel they will make a big difference.
I was wondering what my problem was while I was at work. I thought I was going insane. I finally have a name for it! Thank you Julia. Now, I can work through this.
I am so thankful for all the videos you post. I love listening to them while I am at work, and this one particularly touches me. I just graduated from university, and found a great job that is poorly paid and still feels like an imposter, as I have a lot of responsibilities already after 6 months.I a torn between feeling like I am underqualified for such a job, but resent how heavy the work load is for the pay (freelance contract, no insurance and monthly pay with max 120 hours / month). Thank you for making your videos in a positive tone, and warming way. :)
so glad it connected with you. It might be worth putting in a year at this job (a year looks decent on a resume), and then going and finding something where you feel better compensated for the work you do!
I'm a pharmacy intern. I feel this way because I've had to fight through school, and got C's through out and failing even when I wanted to do good. I'd sabotage myself. Started smoking weed, would go to bed and not study before a big test. Now I have my licensing exams coming up, I'm hoping your videos can help me through all these doubts I have and problems I have with myself.
Oh, yes! You are so describing me. I can do like a hundred right things and one mistake... my mind is gonna get stuck on the mistake and I will feel useless.. :(
Wow I just realized this is the feeling I have felt! I used to play a baritone in a band and when I was moved up the the adult group band I was so upset because I felt people would realize how much I was lacking and couldn't do, as a singer and havong love of music, it really hurt my growth in learning more because how much dought I had and still have
Hi Julia. Thanks for the video ( haven't finished it yet though, saving it for later when not busy... ) and nice to hear you sing again @ 1:49 and the short giggle @ 1:54 thanks again for the info and your presence in TH-cam!
Julia Kristen, thank you for sharing this post. I wasn't even aware of the term but I appreciate how encouraging you are about it. When you said, "If not you then who?", immediately the imposter would have said, "Simply somebody else, not me." Lol:) Self doubt is not humility, but not knowing everything is reality. Thank you again for mentoring me through your videos. Best wishes. Tam
I was hired for a corporate job with minor free lance experience compared to the complexity of the staff position I was assigned. This lack of experience motivated me to put in additional effort to learn the role and push forward despite discomfort. To my surprise my annual review given by my regional manager stated I was the best representative at that location in the 15 plus years they’d been with the company. Sometimes doing new things with feelings of insecurity does pay off.
You are really good at what you do :) This is me in a nutshell , feel like I'm not good enough or understand what I'm doing and get extreme anxiety around people.
Really appreciate your videos! Thank you for them! I have a request. Could you possibly do a video on how to stop pleasing others? I struggle with social anxiety, and a big chunk of my days are taken up by thinking things like "oh, I shouldn't have said/done that. That person thinks I'm weird. Why can't I just act like a normal person? I'm such a failure" and just generally feeling like I'm inadequate in everything I do. It's exhausting trying to be perfect in front of others, knowing I am nowhere near it, and then feeling horrible about myself because of it. I just wish I knew how to live for myself only, love myself no matter what, and never let others' opinions get to me. Sorry for venting but that's my request, please :)
Hi, thanks so much, I am researching this topic for a video I'm recording, I'm going to link to this - It's great to hear your views and tips on it. I really suffer from this - thank you xx
Hi Kristina, I can relate to this. I always need constant reassurance. I feel like I depend on good feedback. When I go periods of times without it, I feel like I am failing. When I do make mistakes at work, it kills my self confidence and beat myself up for it. How do I cope with that?
Yes, teaching. I taught ESL for four years in Busan South Korea. I have an honours degree in Sociology/Philosophy with a focus on Education. I completed my in-class TESL certification and was hired through the EPIK program in Korea. Most of the time I was teaching middle and elementary school I would go through waves of self doubt, questioning my worth as a teacher primarily linking it to the fact that I don't have the traditional B.Ed qualifications. This was also reinforced by others who would treat you as if you were not a 'real' teacher. Even though I've had numerous compliments and positive feedback from peers and students alike it still lurks in my mind like a peripheral shadow.
I feel like an imposter every time that I smile. People know me as a very funny, hyper, outgoing person, but inside, I feel like the total opposite. I don't know if I fake that outgoing personality. It's who I want to be, but I hide the true me to most people.
Oh Yah! . I'm a veterinarian and nothing like medicine to make you fell like you will never know everything. You can know a lot but you will get a crazy odd case now and then to make sure you don't get too full of yourself/ or just click that self doubt button hard. I need to try that thank you stuff. I'm always like ...of course it worked out -it is supposed to rather than think it was anything I did.
Hello Julia, thank you so much for your video! I was wondering if I have imposter syndrome: I’m not 100% sure. It seems that I overthink the simplest things to where they don’t make sense to me, because I feel like I can’t understand them, because everyone else is so much better. I feel like I can’t do presentations without notecards, because even if I knew the general trend I’d mess up because I’m me. I need help. As a kid, I was praised for being smart. I care up with theories on life that Degrasse did when I was 6. I guess my lack of friends led me to believe I wasn’t like them, and I go to a super prestigious school so I guess I associated that with my intelligence, thinking that I wasn’t smart because other smart people didn’t want to hang out with me.
Is it still imposter syndrome when I'm not feeling good enough for anyone or anything no matter what? I'm feeling like this since primary school as far as I remember (PS sorry for my bad English)
WOW! This has been the most impactful video I've ever had the pleasure of listening to today. For years I've always struggled with this without even knowing it. Thank you!!!
Now I've got to get going and set the world on fire!!! [thumbs up]
i didnt realize this , but i felt it more and more as I grow and take new tasks and projects that aren't in my realm of expertise.
Damn, today I had a job interview for programmer position in local company. This is totally how I was feeling through the duration of the interview. After this video i feel a lot better, you have a new subscriber. Keep up the good work and I'm looking forward to new quality content. Cheers!
Great to connect with you Nenad! Happy this talk resonated with you.
I tend to doubt my expertise. And with so much to learn, even after a decade of making portraits and teaching drawing, I still feel like a novice. I want to tutor students privately, but asking for money when it’s so easy doesn’t seem right. But you’re absolutely correct, just because the skills came easily to me, doesn’t mean everyone has the knowledge and information I’ve gained. I wish I could get that through my head.
Thank you for bringing such fundamental issues of mind. Everytime i see the title of your video i feel like i have this problem in big or small way. But the best part is by the end of video i have most of the answers and i am more comfortable with life. Thank you once again.
I feel like I’m not even qualified to feel like I have imposter syndrome
That's no fun! Really sorry to hear that Amna.
Just remember that it doesn’t actually matter how experienced you are. You can still have imposter syndrome.
I am following your videos you put things across in such a simple easy understanding way right up my street, you are one of the best people i have heard in this field so I shall stop youtube flitting and learn from as i can feel they will make a big difference.
I was wondering what my problem was while I was at work. I thought I was going insane. I finally have a name for it! Thank you Julia. Now, I can work through this.
I am so thankful for all the videos you post. I love listening to them while I am at work, and this one particularly touches me. I just graduated from university, and found a great job that is poorly paid and still feels like an imposter, as I have a lot of responsibilities already after 6 months.I a torn between feeling like I am underqualified for such a job, but resent how heavy the work load is for the pay (freelance contract, no insurance and monthly pay with max 120 hours / month). Thank you for making your videos in a positive tone, and warming way. :)
so glad it connected with you. It might be worth putting in a year at this job (a year looks decent on a resume), and then going and finding something where you feel better compensated for the work you do!
I'm a pharmacy intern. I feel this way because I've had to fight through school, and got C's through out and failing even when I wanted to do good. I'd sabotage myself. Started smoking weed, would go to bed and not study before a big test. Now I have my licensing exams coming up, I'm hoping your videos can help me through all these doubts I have and problems I have with myself.
Oh, yes! You are so describing me. I can do like a hundred right things and one mistake... my mind is gonna get stuck on the mistake and I will feel useless.. :(
Oh man, yes! Why do we do that to ourselves?? So not fair.
This is definatley something I struggle with in my job, and just life skills in general.
Wow I just realized this is the feeling I have felt! I used to play a baritone in a band and when I was moved up the the adult group band I was so upset because I felt people would realize how much I was lacking and couldn't do, as a singer and havong love of music, it really hurt my growth in learning more because how much dought I had and still have
Why are we so hard on ourselves Spries? Man, I think so many of us could stand to be kinder to ourselves and own our success.
Julia Kristina Counselling Very true , I'm working on that currently :)
Hi Julia. Thanks for the video ( haven't finished it yet though, saving it for later when not busy... ) and nice to hear you sing again @ 1:49 and the short giggle @ 1:54 thanks again for the info and your presence in TH-cam!
Julia Kristen, thank you for sharing this post. I wasn't even aware of the term but I appreciate how encouraging you are about it. When you said, "If not you then who?", immediately the imposter would have said, "Simply somebody else, not me." Lol:) Self doubt is not humility, but not knowing everything is reality. Thank you again for mentoring me through your videos. Best wishes. Tam
I was hired for a corporate job with minor free lance experience compared to the complexity of the staff position I was assigned. This lack of experience motivated me to put in additional effort to learn the role and push forward despite discomfort. To my surprise my annual review given by my regional manager stated I was the best representative at that location in the 15 plus years they’d been with the company. Sometimes doing new things with feelings of insecurity does pay off.
You are really good at what you do :) This is me in a nutshell , feel like I'm not good enough or understand what I'm doing and get extreme anxiety around people.
Thank you so much Julia Kristina
I’m from Brazil and I’ve watched your videos and then it’s helping me a lot
U literally saved my life with this video .Thank you so much .
I first heard of it as “artist’s curse” because apparently, it affects artists very frequently.
Really appreciate your videos! Thank you for them! I have a request. Could you possibly do a video on how to stop pleasing others? I struggle with social anxiety, and a big chunk of my days are taken up by thinking things like "oh, I shouldn't have said/done that. That person thinks I'm weird. Why can't I just act like a normal person? I'm such a failure" and just generally feeling like I'm inadequate in everything I do. It's exhausting trying to be perfect in front of others, knowing I am nowhere near it, and then feeling horrible about myself because of it. I just wish I knew how to live for myself only, love myself no matter what, and never let others' opinions get to me. Sorry for venting but that's my request, please :)
I will totally do that! It's something a lot of people among us struggle with. Know that you are absolutely not alone Honey Bunny.
Hi, thanks so much, I am researching this topic for a video I'm recording, I'm going to link to this - It's great to hear your views and tips on it. I really suffer from this - thank you xx
Hi Kristina, I can relate to this. I always need constant reassurance. I feel like I depend on good feedback. When I go periods of times without it, I feel like I am failing. When I do make mistakes at work, it kills my self confidence and beat myself up for it. How do I cope with that?
Have you ever felt like an imposter? If so, what situations brought it on?
Julia Kristina Counselling when I first graduated from nursing school last year, I felt like an imposter nurse.
Yes, teaching. I taught ESL for four years in Busan South Korea. I have an honours degree in Sociology/Philosophy with a focus on Education. I completed my in-class TESL certification and was hired through the EPIK program in Korea. Most of the time I was teaching middle and elementary school I would go through waves of self doubt, questioning my worth as a teacher primarily linking it to the fact that I don't have the traditional B.Ed qualifications. This was also reinforced by others who would treat you as if you were not a 'real' teacher. Even though I've had numerous compliments and positive feedback from peers and students alike it still lurks in my mind like a peripheral shadow.
Yes! It's such a big thing for new grads - I think we don't actually realize how much we've learned since starting our professional training.
Isn't that funny how we let that self-doubt creep in, even though there is SO much evidence to suggest it's just a bunch of crap?
I feel like an imposter every time that I smile. People know me as a very funny, hyper, outgoing person, but inside, I feel like the total opposite. I don't know if I fake that outgoing personality. It's who I want to be, but I hide the true me to most people.
Oh Yah! . I'm a veterinarian and nothing like medicine to make you fell like you will never know everything. You can know a lot but you will get a crazy odd case now and then to make sure you don't get too full of yourself/ or just click that self doubt button hard. I need to try that thank you stuff. I'm always like ...of course it worked out -it is supposed to rather than think it was anything I did.
Yes! It's okay to accept some credit for all the hard work you've done to be able to do what you do.
Omg!! I can so relate to everything you're saying.
Great video... I have done this and been working on it, but didn't know this was even a thing.. Lol!
Haha - yes! It totally is a thing. Crazy, right?
The more you learn, the more you realize what you don't know. Scary...
i love this thank you !
Hello Julia, thank you so much for your video! I was wondering if I have imposter syndrome: I’m not 100% sure. It seems that I overthink the simplest things to where they don’t make sense to me, because I feel like I can’t understand them, because everyone else is so much better. I feel like I can’t do presentations without notecards, because even if I knew the general trend I’d mess up because I’m me. I need help. As a kid, I was praised for being smart. I care up with theories on life that Degrasse did when I was 6. I guess my lack of friends led me to believe I wasn’t like them, and I go to a super prestigious school so I guess I associated that with my intelligence, thinking that I wasn’t smart because other smart people didn’t want to hang out with me.
Is it still imposter syndrome when I'm not feeling good enough for anyone or anything no matter what? I'm feeling like this since primary school as far as I remember (PS sorry for my bad English)
I don’t feel qualified to comment.
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