Growing up in the 1960s and 70s, there was no concept of imposter syndrome. I was sort of like a broken ship just floating around in a sea of the unknown. From the earliest days of my memory, I always felt like I was different and didn't belong to the society I was living in complicated by my father telling me that I wasn't going to amount to anything. Because of this, I was just an average student throughout my entire childhood, essentially playing it safe for fear of failure. I ended up leaving home at 14 years old in order to shed all of the negativity that was surrounding me to forge my own path. I ended up being quite successful in highly technical fields in the military, civil service, and the corporate world. The struggles I faced were twofold. One was trying to live up to others expections, and at the same time, feeling like an imposter with who I was. Imposter syndrome is quite common in the transgender community, especially at the very beginning of transition. The self-doubt is incredibly debilitating. Some will eventually overcome it, but many will not. Thank you for putting this video together. I'm incredibly happy to see that it's finally being recognized.