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Impostor syndrome and being kind to yourself.

        Hi there, Chatty friends! Today this post is dedicated to how I dealt with impostor syndrome.  In Twitter I am always attentive to other's struggles with mental health. Also, I hear stories around me and try to reflect and apply their take away to my own personal life. The problem is that as humans and as flawed as we are, we tend to be our hardest critics.             For the longest time, my inner voice played in repeat about how my experiences could have been managed better. I criticized myself harshly, which instantly often provoked self-doubt. The lack of identifying as worthy individual resurfaced my "impostor syndrome".              To battle my impostor syndrome, I recognized that in college, there are going to be plenty of moments of self-doubt. To eliminate the problem, I identified questions or demeanor that resurfaced the issue. A few examples of the questions that I started to asked: Am I good enough for this scholarship? Should I be applyin