Causes of the Syndrome
There are some reasons that lead you to feel the impostor syndrome, which are as follows:
- Continuous fear of declining performance.
- Relying on external factors to achieve the desired outcome, such as asking for help from someone or depending on luck.
- Perfectionist personality traits that push one to feel absolute incompetence expected by others.
- Tendency to reach the highest possible degree of any particular achievement.
- Inclination to feel that you are deceiving yourself or others just to reach a goal, especially if there was any shortcoming or mistake.
How to Deal with It
Impostor syndrome is treated as a normal condition that a person might experience at some point in their life, rather than a psychological or mental disorder. However, it should be addressed quickly to prevent it from leading to later psychological disorders such as social anxiety or depression.
Here are some tips to help you overcome these feelings in a healthy way:
- Reward yourself: Train yourself to give proper appreciation and gratitude at every stage of achievement or change, no matter how small. Always remember that you have taken long and difficult steps to reach where you are now.
- Share your feelings with others: Try sharing your feelings and emotions with good people around you and listen to their opinions about your achievements and abilities. This will help awaken the inner voice and let you see your true self that illusion and anxiety have hidden from your eyes and mind.
- Avoid comparing yourself to others: This affects the quality and nature of your tasks and weakens your self-confidence. Having people who are higher or lower than you in rank does not mean your abilities are weak. Replace the lost time and effort in comparison with achieving goals and gaining experience.
- Accept your feelings: Understanding the nature of this syndrome and the feelings you are going through greatly helps in overcoming and recognizing them properly.
Meditation and Impostor Syndrome
This syndrome depends on negative beliefs, thoughts, and feelings that hinder progress in a certain field. Therefore, meditation is considered the best treatment to effectively deal with this type of thinking; practicing mindfulness and meditation exercises helps develop self-awareness, increase concentration, and observation levels as soon as such feelings and emotions arise, thereby increasing the ability to manage and control them in a healthy and sound manner.
Meditation also improves your ability to communicate well with yourself. Practicing meditation exercises daily and regularly prevents the accumulation of anxiety, fear, and doubt about your achievements, stabilizing feelings of gratitude and compassion for yourself and those around you. Do not hesitate to understand yourself and reach calmness and relaxation in your life. I recommend following the “Tawazon” app, which offers many scientific tools that support the emotional and psychological awareness you need.
