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Imposter Syndrome: Why the More You Achieve, the More Like a Fraud You Feel

Jul 11, 2026 by Solomon Turner
Imposter Syndrome

Imposter syndrome is the experience of believing you have fooled the people around you into thinking you are more capable than you actually are, and living in quiet fear that someone will eventually figure that out. It was first described in 1978 by psychologists Pauline Clance and Suzanne Imes, who noticed it consistently among high-achieving … Read more

Categories Self Worth and Identity Tags high achievers, imposter phenomenon, imposter syndrome, imposter syndrome and high achievers, self-confidence, self-doubt, what is imposter syndrome, why do i feel like a fraud, why does success feel like luck
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