What is imposter syndrome and how can you combat it? - Elizabeth Cox

Explore the psychology behind imposter syndrome, and get tips on how you can combat feelings of doubt in your accomplishments.
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Even after writing eleven books and winning several awards, Maya Angelou couldn’t escape the doubt that she hadn’t earned her accomplishments. This feeling of fraudulence is extremely common. Why can’t so many of us shake feelings that our ideas and skills aren’t worthy of others’ attention? Elizabeth Cox describes the psychology behind the imposter syndrome, and what you can do to combat it.
Lesson by Elizabeth Cox, directed by Sharon Colman.
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[@Andrew-ix2ij]

oh

[@francesdelacruz5249]

thank you so much ted-ed!!😭❤️

[@humayun8636]

Oh

[@humayun8636]

Right

[@fh_20]

Where is the Arabic language TED ?

[@cathleenxi401]

Albert Einstein thought he wasn’t good enough and yet I was so proud of myself for doing the laundry

[@Perseids077]

Me too mate

[@692nabeehaquazi6]

Honestly I was searching for this comment. It's comforting to relate to someone like me.

[@692nabeehaquazi6]

@Aviation Mike I 100% agree.

[@jiawen2214]

oh... you reminded me to do the laundry!

[@pd9662]

Yeah, i can relate...lol

[@ericveneto1593]

Another thing to remember: you're watching your own movie, but everyone else's highlight reel.

[@vartikaarora5986]

Thankyou for this comment!

[@iwantwatermelon23]

Yup, and your movie includes all your outtakes, bloopers and mistakes!

[@happypineappleshadylane]

You're my hero. I needed to hear that.

[@Jarvo98]

Even more so thorugh social media where everyone shows only the good "parts" of their life.

[@ericveneto1593]

gEXACTLY! Thank you for pointing that out!

[@userforsnsd]

"You have talent. You are capable. You belong." i'm not crying.

[@aimxnvn_x_geness4998]

sus

[@TheCakeIsNotLie]

you're not. she's lying.

[@georgetuck5763]

@user96 you're useless

[@aditi1295]

@@TheCakeIsNotLie lmao

[@ConfusionUwU]

@@georgetuck5763 You’re sus

[@angelusvastator1297]

So this condition is literally your brain telling you that you're sus.

[@KKISCRAZYFUL]

It really sucks.

[@professionalshitposter6897]

@@KKISCRAZYFUL Did you mean: *It really sus*

[@reduXstereo]

I actually dropped out of graduate school because my brain was telling me I was a fraud. It took me only 3yrs to finish undergrad and once I was half way through grad school I felt like I cheated my way through college and everyone was better than me.

[@westbeast8293]

An among us fan’s dream

[@qtaxtc6955]

Wow

[@bobwilson679]

*Literally singlehandedly cures cancer.* “But do I REALLY deserve a nobel prize?”

[@geralferald]

Well a lot of inventions, and discoveries are based off luck or just a slight improvement based off the work of others.

[@ClownDollThatHasContemptForYou]

Great you just made it worse

[@Louie.Oxford]

@@geralferald you must be fun at parties

[@abhaymishra30]

@@geralferald *BRODA ISSA JOKE*

[@roseg.9519]

@@geralferald yeah, but the one that does the final job is the person who was actually needed, and most of the people who did the work before him, died. Even though, that person held the final key, that is why he is rewarded.

[@habibg2138]

I feel if I do voice my concern it feel a bit like I'm bragging.

[@snowcold5932]

Same here, but that's more of a low self esteem thing than the actual syndrome

[@rubengivoni6823]

I disagree. I think i´ve been in the same circumstance as both of you guys and, and least in my case, I felt bad/guilty about getting great grades with ease as compared to my classmates. It is a pretty natural human characteristic to try to seek comfort and understanding and, as habib g well points out, it just made me sound like an arrogant sod i suppose. I don't have a low self-esteem and I don't think I have a big ego either.

[@Katie-uwu]

Same, I keep deafting comments and then deleting them because I chicken out.

[@habibg2138]

@@rubengivoni6823 yeah I agree

[@faatimahfarhad1523]

OMG so TRUE!!!! And you feel lonelier bc who are you supposed to share this with who will 1) understand and 2) not judge. Like I recently messed up an exam so badly and I got the highest marks in class and I CANNOT make sense of it. The teacher is nice but she was very strict with every one else's grades and they all hate her for it, my paper was okay but it was not as good as the grade I got and I'm just confused. She is not biased towards me so if she gave me good marks it must be because I deserve them, the logic makes sense. But somehow I really don't feel like I do. All I see are all the things I did wrong and she should have deducted marks because of them 😑

[@bakedbread7540]

As someone who wasn't a gifted kid, but still was praised for being a "smart kid," I felt this way a lot in elementary and I still feel this way sometimes to this day

[@yYSilverFoxYy]

Interesting… I was a super gifted kid, but *berated* all the time when I wasn’t the absolute best at something. So I developed this self image that I’m inherently lazy and never do my best, and since then I can’t stop mentally rejecting any kind of praise. There’s simply too much pressure on all kinds of students regarding school performance.

[@PTunnelly]

During my undergrad last year, I had a 20-page essay assignment that I completed from start to finish in 3 days. Although I knew what I wanted to write about, I wasn’t very knowledgeable about the topic and started doing my research and brainstorming 3 days before it was due. I completed the first draft 12 hours before the deadline and edited the paper during that last 12 hours. I submitted it with five minutes to spare. Two hours later, I received a feedback from my professor that he was going to nominate my paper to represent my university at an international essay competition for the upcoming year. I felt like a fraud and didn’t think I deserved that privilege. I thought my paper could’ve been a lot better. Fast forward 9 months, I got an email from my professor saying that I placed first on that competition and that my paper will be published on one of the hardest journals to get into within my field. I was shocked. I didn’t know how to react. I felt something, but I knew it wasn’t happiness.

[@PTunnelly]

Btw, I didn’t procrastinate. I was working at the same time and didn’t have enough energy/time most of the time. I remember even bringing my reference books at work so I can write while I’m on break. 😭

[@Ath3nx_2]

@@PTunnelly First of all, great job! Second of all, I'm really sorry that you had to overexert yourself, and did I mention that your accomplishment was spectacular?

[@anz10]

That's fantastic!! It doesnt matter how you achieved it the point is you did. If you did it any other way maybe you wouldnt have got the same result, so although you may have felt it needed more time, it was clearly more than enough. Well done!!! dont worry about the methodology the end result is always the most important. Also you put in a lot of effort to do in such a short amount of time and must have been very organised go achieve that despite lack of time. also remember sometimes scientists accidentally discover things as they are working and still get credit. this wasnt even an accident just took you less than you thought so you can definitely take the credit.

[@its_V]

woooowww, what did u write about?? i wanna read it really!

[@Whatmor]

Weird how much I needed to hear this without knowing it.

[@HipHopCantSaveMe]

Ya you're a bad boy Sam

[@tyyonnawoods91]

HipHopCantSaveMe wtf

[@ThreeBlossoms]

Me too.

[@rora2493]

Yeah, my recommendations did me good this time X’D

[@gaverette2105]

Factual

[@rfldss89]

I think imposter syndrome might also come from seeing yourself struggle with tasks others seemingly don't have any issues with. Like, you're there every time you fail (obviously) but you might only hear from other people when they achieve something, so when they give you praise for being smart or talented, you might feel like you don't deserve it because of all the moments of self-doubt you had along the way.

[@MysticOceanDollies]

Sometimes it’s the opposite. I would feel like I don’t deserve my accomplishments because I didn’t struggle the way others did.

[@Hensch]

yes i feel strongly that way but i have aspbergers

[@ingec1736]

@@MysticOceanDollies Exactly this. Other students are constantly talking about how hard the papers or tests are at school; I'm sitting here like, what did I do wrong? I clearly didnt understand it, because I find it so easy...

[@MysticOceanDollies]

IngeC BINGO That’s exactly how I feel like. Some people will say “you’re just smart”, but it doesn’t feel that way.

[@manuj2868]

Same, if you feel like you did it without much effort, you’ll feel like a fraud that cheated his way trough. Like you “cracked” the code or “hacked” the game.

[@windywendi]

I just discovered impostor syndrome today, and I realized how accurately it describes where most of my unhappiness stems from. I am so glad that I am not alone!

[@1dreamysky]

I discovered it today!

[@getachew.]

me too!

[@navyntune8158]

Back then: Oh so it's just working so hard but you feel like you haven't done enough Now: a m o g u s

[@BlueSmash_404]

Sus

[@hazimhasbullah5497]

SUS

[@ElMaquiavelo]

@@helloibreatheair2051 ඞඞඞඞඞඞඞඞඞඞ

[@ElMaquiavelo]

@@helloibreatheair2051 sussy baka

[@green4959]

I saw Blue vented in Cafeteria. He's the Impostor

[@corlapis4066]

lol

[@lazzy25803]

Came to read someone commenting this 😂😂

[@ahhhhhh124]

I immedeately scrolled down expecting to see this.

[@victorreynold2057]

same here

[@theoutdoorlabchannel4267]

Hey I saw Blue vented

[@buhle1984]

Honestly feel like crying because I walk into work everyday fearing that someone will notice that I'm not as good at my job. I fear that I'm not good enough even though I'm told otherwise. I shy away from positions of responsibility because I don't want to be more of a failure than I think I am. I can't even accept compliments and think that people are lying to me. Even worse, I'm paranoid that people talk about me behind my back. I look forward to the end of the day because all this pressure disappears. Then it's back to square one in the morning. Update: I have to work because I need to make a living. If work wasn't an option I wouldn't be doing it. I just want to be able to do my own thing, at my own pace without stressing about having to impress anyone.

[@monkiram]

My husband is the same, even though he's one of the smartest people I know and great at his job. I try to convince him but he tells me I don't actually know because I don't work with him and that I'm biased because I want to believe it. It's so hard to convince people not to underestimate themselves. And to be honest, I say these things to him, but I'm guilty of it myself (he's much smarter than I am though - I realize how "imposter syndromey" that sounds lol, but it's true). P.S. Your profile picture is beautiful

[@damnslim08]

Wow, you just described my life... Just know you're not alone sis ❤️

[@buhle1984]

monkiram thank you, I was having a bad hair day.

[@Sessalady]

Now, I finally found a way to Describe my feelings to my job search coordinator. I have quit jobs because of this. I have let it rule me in every job n every pursuit of college n certificates I received. I’ve always had As in college and I tried a Certified Medical Coding coarse. I passed the coarse w flying colors and the online Tests but kept failing the exams that give you credentials to move on to continue to get expetience and eventually a career not just a job. Which is what I was aiming for. I should mention I have completely unpredictable bipolar disorder and severe General Anxiety Disorder. Every time I think I’m almost there I have a break down. I’m sick of trying. 😔💕✌️

[@madisonm.4535]

That's me at school but I was more miserable because of my depression and people were saying horrible things about me behind my back.

[@nillysigger_222]

That’s it, I’m going insane.

[@pablojn4826]

We all insane, sus if you will

[@shraddhanipurte639]

I have no buisness laughing out loud to this comment 😩🖐🏻

[@westbeast8293]

How SUS

[@nillysigger_222]

@@westbeast8293 mega SUS

[@lucasalmeida763]

ENOUGH AMONG US JOKES!!

[@riker8146]

Studies show that in every game of amogus, an average of 2 people suffers from imposter syndrome.

[@franekciuk3694]

thats a bit sussy

[@sadepaigemusic]

@@franekciuk3694 theyre being such a sussy baka!

[@franekciuk3694]

@@sadepaigemusic game

[@sadepaigemusic]

@@franekciuk3694 its in the game. we're all in the game. ITS ALL A SIMULATION AHAHAHAHA

[@jaden8923]

SUS

[@manyagoyal3835]

I think an imposter syndrome would be very common in our generation. Since we are seen as a generation who gets everything in life easy or easier than our parents did at their age. Even though we are working just as hard, we will feel like we don't deserve it.

[@SerDerpish]

Manya Goyal on top of that, we often don’t see results at the same point in our own lives as our parents did (the usual benchmark for this kind of self assessment), thus leading us to believe we are “behind” and/or “not trying hard enough.” It doesn’t help when one’s parents say such things to our faces. You all know the story: “when I was your age, I already had a successful career, a house, and raising you and your sister...” 😒 EDIT: “YES, Dad, I know, but you didn’t have to get two more degrees and get into massive debt just to get that same job like I have to do now” 😞

[@TheCuteZombie]

@@SerDerpish and the funny thing is that the "harder" times were in a way easier than today. The level of knowledge one must have to live in the modern world together with how the globalization changed things is a whole diferent situation than last century. Now-a-days having a simple paying job, a family and a house is not the only goal of life anymore.

[@p.s.4558]

Harder even.

[@erikeriks]

Boomers are spoiled and are claiming the honor their grandparents need. Their grandparents actually did a lot of things right and because of that boomers are lazy and spoiled.

[@twicebang4556]

I think both sides have had their own struggles in different ways, so it’s not really fair to say one or the other had it harder.

[@rea8585]

In our high school, we had a girl who was always the best in class but would always say that she is going to fail and that she did bad on the test, that she knows nothing. And we all kinda just figured that she is looking for support and compassion from others (and that she is totally faking it). Probably she just had the imposter syndrome paired with some low self-esteem.

[@hillaryoi8946]

Same.At some point it gets irritating when they're complaining about not getting full marks when others are worried about failing.Compare your grades to your peers and be honest about your abilities.

[@spacekoalalove]

Sounds like she was paranoid and under a lot of stress.

[@PaintedBB]

Her parents were probably pressuring her to be the very top at everything. She worked hard, but having parents that tell you it's not enough can really stress kids out.

[@adelatief6941]

PaintedBB It could have been her parents but not necessarily. I can say that my case is quite similar to the girl above and my parents never pushed me to study more or work harder. Quite the opposite, they sometimes tell me to slow down and relax a bit. I think that I am the one who constantly tries to aim higher, maybe because I have an older sister and I want to be better than her.

[@weierzegaszt107]

This is so me honestly..I had 43/50 and murmurred I failed while my classmates got 30+. But since I am aware of it now, I can do better to not feel guilty and that accept things how it is. :) It can also be linked to perfectionism, which I was, but I am slowly overcoming it.

[@majaaaaaaaaaawith10as]

When my mental state is sus😳

[@B0rger]

sus

[@antonsalminen5853]

dundundundundundun dundundun DUN DUN

[@freshmaxdu8749]

*AMOGUS*

[@yurikovRUKR762]

*Starts making a trollage face*

[@xxxbryancion8805]

When the syndrome is acting like a sussy baka 😳🤭

[@bro-zp6ch]

GET OUT OF MY HEAD, I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE, IM GOING INSANE

[@joshuakoh1291]

Ur comment seems pretty RELATABLE. Were u expecting me to say the word "SUS"? 🙃🥴

[@tidepod10yearsago97]

Sus

[@myloorig2329]

I just CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE

[@calebortiz1899]

i hate this

[@marikadimeglio5810]

Are you ok?

[@RungoTungo]

when the imposter is suspicious 😳

[@joemamaobama6863]

when tze spy is starting to appear suspicious in tze blue sky base amogus

[@maya07_11]

oh that looks like the crewmate from among us it started

[@unleashingpotential-psycho9433]

I think many times people feel like they have not earned there accomplishments because they see other people who look like they work just as hard or harder but never received half the achievements as they have. What people need to realize is that we are all responsible for our own lives and results and we shouldn't feel guilty for our own success that we worked hard for.

[@alnashraansari8484]

UNLEASHING POTENTIAL - PSYCHOLOGY VIDEOS bro i found u on bright side video as well

[@RAVISINGH1129]

See that’s the problem we are not always evaluated based on our merits alone, a host of other factors play their roles too, and these are the precise reasons for the feeling of unworthiness

[@musiclover-rf3wr]

that just resonates with me!

[@ImGoodThankYou]

Personally, if I actually found a reason to legitimately judge people who received as much appreciation as me or less, I still -may- think that they didn’t “earn it” but usually I don’t do that because I see that they worked harder and I don’t expect much from other people anyway. It is not about how much hard work you put into things but it is more of how much of this hard work is actually worth appreciating and recognition.

[@jjohnston94]

They also see people who never seem to work, or put forth any effort, have greater success. The entire upper management of my organization is made up of people who seem to be good at self-promotion, and nothing else.

[@polkelly6400]

2018: Oh no! That seems like a really bad syndrome! 2020: Hey, look guys! I'm sus! 2021: a m o g u s

[@arielsong1289]

I completely relate to 2:47, about the hesitance of sharing great ideas because of the feeling of incompetency. English is my second language, after years of learning experience in Australia/US, I now have a neutral-US-Australian accent. But during my college years, I always felt like I was faking my fluency. I used to share all my ideas during group discussions but seldom spoke out to the entire class, until one time a group member looked at me amazed, and asked me if I'd mind speak for the group. I was shocked and flattered, because I was the only person in the class who's not a native English speaker. And this person, Rachel, was someone I admired and aspired to be, because she was intelligent, eloquent and kind. I felt so excited and raised my hand instantly. That changed my life, no one saw me as a "fake" and people listened, they even referenced my points in their arguments. I was respected, validated and appreciated as a "group member", not an outsider, a foreigner, a "fake". Thanks to this cohort of people, I had the courage to speak out more and face rejections (much less than expected), and earned a place in one of the best university in the world. Rachel, I think you've forgotten me entirely bc we're only classmates for one course, but I'm forever thankful for your kindness and encouragement, that meant a world to me.

[@rbm_gps3088]

people always ask “who is the impostor” but sadly no one ever asks “how is the impostor”

[@bigchungusdriplord2301]

This is actualy imposter

[@auxilixx4637]

why is the imposter

[@7abhinayak850]

You're sus.

[@scarasfatballs127]

Dude it’s a game

[@_cyrille]

love your pfp

[@KatTheo]

A complete stranger told me that I have imposter syndrome. How powerful. I self-sabotage myself the more successful I am. I have never understood it until now.

[@ewok677]

Among us?

[@croakmcgloak3568]

AMONG US I LOVE AMONG US YOU LOVE AMONG US YOU ARE THE SUS IMPOSTER

[@archeopteryx5465]

holy shiet amogus

[@hellothere9407]

When the impostor is Sus dun dun dun dun dun dun dun, dun dun dun, BOM BOM

[@arushh42]

who are you

[@momsspaghetti589]

ill never see the word imposter the same ever again

[@joshuakoh1291]

Same xD

[@squarek123]

Or "among"

[@hazimhasbullah5497]

Same

[@hazimhasbullah5497]

@@squarek123 agree

[@Artleycoul]

I'm in tears. I've been in therapy for several months and between this video and her, I'm finally feel like I'm getting to the core of how I've been feeling for years

[@Savannah_Simpson]

So this is basically the opposite of the Dunning-Krueger effect? Humans are weird. People who don’t have any real competence think they are better than everyone and those who actually deserve their acknowledgement think they don’t deserve it.

[@jonirojonironin5353]

What about people that don't belong to either group, the people who don't care what other people do and achieve, don't care about acknowledgements/awards bestowed by other people upon them, and only cares about whether he/she did the best he/she can in any endeavor?

[@BrookeBaubles]

that's not the opposite at all

[@qaffqahhaar9380]

That's why humans are interesting to ponder on. 😃

[@silvia7292]

I was thinking the exact same thing

[@youstolemyhandleyoutwat]

@@jonirojonironin5353 thats probably what the end of this video is about. O dont usually care, and o ly bother about giving my best, but before that i used to worry a lot too. Saying that you "dont care" is actually saying you have come to terms with w.e. sotuation you are in. My mother is sick with lupus and spends most of the time in the hospital, yet i have come to terms with the situation, im not gonna cry all the time and in front of everyone, but im not gonna use her sickness tonget everyone to pity me and be nice towards me. To some it seems like i "dont care," but i DO care, its only that i realized that i need to come to terms with this. And the only way i found out how, is through Jesus Christ.

[@gracebyChrist2022]

"You have Talent, You are capable, and You belong." idk why this brought me to tears.. thank you for the warmth.

[@user-ht3tp3uj4v]

I started crying

[@mriduljain5210]

those lines made me feel disgusted lol

[@lewenhan1268]

same

[@mr.nobody8572]

@許偉漢 Right

[@nishaprashanth1224]

our society contantly says the opposite of these thing...so when somone says your is right. its just........................

[@emmanuelokafor2598]

I have no words to describe how life-changing it was to watch this at this exact moment in my life. With tears in my eyes and heartfelt gratitude, I would like to say thank you to TED-Ed for this.

[@abelashenafi6291]

I could relate to your story. I recently moved to a European country for a job after passing more that 5 technical interviews (I work in software). Even after I moved to this company (where the company paid for my air ticket, visa application fees, an entire month for my hotel at the new location ....) I always assumed that I'm here because all those interviews were very easy which could have been passed by almost anybody and I assumed somewhere someone made the mistake to relocate me here. Because of these thoughts, I was really felling miserable as I always feared that one day they'll come to my desk and tell me that they made mistake and I'm here by some glitch. But now I realize that's not the case, I'm here because "I got talent, I am capable and I belong". I hope everyone sees this video and get reliefs

[@cunny2485]

signs of impostor syndrome: •venting •not doing tasks how to deal with impostor syndrome: • call an emergency meeting • vote out the impostor

[@flam381]

saying sussy

[@hampter740]

I clicked on this video and immediatly went down to the comments. I knew what was gonna happen when i clicked newest first but did it anyway. I actually cannot stop laughing

[@abdoonyt9049]

Still laugh at among us jokes?

[@joemamaobama6863]

@@abdoonyt9049 gimme dem memes smoke

[@joemamaobama6863]

AMOGUS

[@Icantchangemyhandlehelp]

I literally thought that when I got this in my recommendation

[@Minceraft69]

when 🕑 the 😂 impostor 🔪 is 🤪 sus 😳🤪🏃‍♂️🕵️‍♂️🔍

[@PaolaScissorhands]

Im about to finish Med school and ive always felt like I know nothing and me graduating is a result of pure luck

[@monkiram]

I am in the same boat as you! I'm also about to finish med school. Are you applying for the 2019 match?

[@sweetenerag7393]

I'm at half of my career with good grades and all but I honestly feel I'm not learning that much and I don't see myself being capable of getting a job. Ugh it's so stressing

[@DrMudarris]

I'm a certified doctor and have been working for a year, my seniors say I have "good knowledge" and I'm confident in myself because I say my opinions a lot, but deep down I always feel like I know nothing and that sometimes I might just hurt someone because of my incompetence and a patient may die because of me

[@SlightlyArtsy]

That's most people at med school I believe lol

[@nht3892]

I am halfway through my engineering degree and i do not feel as if i know anything . This really stresses me out . I just do not know what to do anymore . Ps : English is my second language feel free to correct any errors.

[@getmeouttahere3595]

I feel this :( I graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing, but to this day i still feel that I only graduated because i managed to somehow slip through the system or that i was just at the right place at the right time.

[@akhi-ra3965]

As a young person experiencing this, I'm so relieved it's not just me. I experience imposter syndrome with my art, and feeling as though I'm not skilled enough for it is really soul crushing to me because i know i have capabilities and yet I'm still scared of the dissapointments. Reading these comments made me feel a little bit better ❤

[@molassio1989]

Don't know who needs to hear this, but I stated taking screen shots of whenever someone recognizes me, compliments me, or just does something that's shows that I matter to them, I screenshot it and save it to an album called "member this."

[@alizaarsh9984]

Dude I think I wanna say that in some kind of way I do that too

[@cherryblossom7323]

Wow that's so sweet

[@sukritamohan7705]

Thank you. This helped :)

[@user-pj4rg5ol8w]

Whenever my birthday comes, people who are close to me will post their touching messages on my Fb wall and i take a screen shot of it every year to see how it will last.

[@alysiatrevino2350]

That is such a good idea!

[@qieenalubya]

This video : something serious and inspiring 2020 : Red was not the imposter.

[@salonishah5308]

But Red was sus 🙄

[@iiCounted2134]

ikr

[@jonathanwade3882]

He looked like he was faking task

[@avocado3-in-182]

@@salonishah5308 red aint saying anything either.

[@superguy199]

But he faked upload in admin

[@astanopasta]

"You have talent, you are capable and you belong." Thanks for the uncalled tears

[@MinecraftMasterChief719]

Sus

[@D00DM00D]

Amogus

[@josejoyette1142]

I felt inspired. Info juice I called it, even with a disability not to decode words and when narrated fast to break down the whole moral of this piece of information, I still felt interested in in finding out the meaning of what this lady spoke about. Very good stuff. Thanks!

[@vladaten1560]

I am a college senior and soon-to-graduate with a pretty high gpa. At the same time, I do think that these grades don’t mean nothing - getting good grades is just a matter of understanding the system, especially here in the U.S. it’s rather easy. I might get a 90 on a test and not remember anything the next week, not even talking about all 4 years of college. Which is why I doubt myself - somehow, I am able to pass these little tests and challenges, but on a long term basis I don’t actually learn. Which is why I doubt my skills and knowledge.

[@_fsg_]

amogus

[@ForeignKhaos]

Dude, that's because HOW you study. You should internalize the difference between studying to gather Information and studying to learn information. Your case isn't atypical. When you study to remember compared to studying to learn you start to doubt yourself.

[@rosjja]

I'm just attaching my comment here, because the response is gonna get really long and therefore has to be edited it later on with my actual story, on how it did affect me in my teenage, severely. Just stay calm, it'll be alright.

[@dreamelatte]

Same, you really articulated how I feel. But the truth is, everyone forgets, and it's easier to relearn something once you've already learned it at some point

[@Cartermchick]

amogus

[@wolfe_so_random3568]

"You have talent, you are capable and you belong" thank you TED-Ed for these kind words💕 feeling better somehow😊

[@gendoruwo6322]

but to those with impostor syndrome, those words sound like lies.

[@romeoa.6634]

@@gendoruwo6322 not necessarily

[@sparkle0859]

@@gendoruwo6322 exactly, when the video said that, I immediately thought "no, I'm literally not"

[@GamersInHellOnYt]

@@sparkle0859 Same. Because its delivered by a robotic calm voice - generating to a broad audience. It doesnt mean any of us are unique, and its cringy to think of that as a positive message with meaning. Rather than telling us, a genuine sentiment would be to send viewers to search for that meaning in their own lives. Saying "you have talent. you are capable. you belong." Is artificial. People who might not struggle with it as severely might get a positive boost from it... and feel a brief relief. but to an audience of people struggling with imposter syndrome, is just fuel to a fire and an insult.

[@flam381]

haha you are sussy

[@kingstonhammerton8743]

Throughout my life whether in school, college or work, i always feel underperformed. I guess the imposter syndrome is always amogus 😔😔

[@kingstonhammerton8743]

among us* sorry for bad english

[@CalvinNoire]

@@kingstonhammerton8743 I think that intentional

[@traxyy1256]

😣😥😦😢😟😩🤯😯😵😲😟🧐😦😦😣😫😦😫😣💀😠☠😡

[@viergiesabdapaganini3282]

📮

[@YOUKNOWWHOIAM98765]

i did SUSpect it!

[@CourtneyLSanders]

This is very informative and helpful to those who are experiencing imposter syndrome and currently trying to beat it. Thanks for sharing this!

[@Laffy-ix5xy]

Einstein thought he was inadequate. And we have reality stars who think they're brilliant because they've been on TV. I can't explain how that makes sense.

[@157farahbashir8]

The mind works in mysterious ways

[@kentang9030]

there is something called dunning-kruger effect that explains this phenomenon

[@vedaryan334]

The ways of heart can't be explained. Same goes for the mind.

[@eeski7517]

The dunning Kruger effect. The more confidence someone has in their intelligence and ability on something and feel superior to others, the less they actually know.

[@Arob4343]

Basically it sounds like: some people are soooo good at stuff that it all seems easy to them. So easy that they believe everyone can do it. But everyone tells them that it’s profound, then they believe that profound things are easy, meaning that everyone is profoundly special. And this gives them imposter syndrome and there’s a different related thing, it relates to Syndrome. Syndrome’s philosophy is being demonstrated here in that, when everyone is profoundly special...no one is. Well, that’s the feeling from these special people anyway. Simply put, ‘I’m special, special is easy, everyone is special, therefore I’m not special.’

[@friskypony7436]

That's a great way of putting it!

[@luxor5572]

Yo, thats not the way they think, mate

[@nicolebongiovanni9697]

Genius 👀

[@Tiffany-ov2jf]

I don't know if I can say if this accurate or not for the imposter syndrome but what you said or ur last sentence really corresponds to how I feel sometimes

[@100xfun5]

@@Tiffany-ov2jf me too

[@houdanohoz2989]

I’ve never really understood imposter syndrome until now thank u so much it really made me feel more welcomed and less lonely more capable and less parasitical, and most of all worthy, and that whatever happens in ur mind it doesn’t apply to tour identity.

[@missmidnight3285]

For 5 minutes, can I not see an among us meme? *FOR 5 MINUTES?!*

[@Thwompas_CD]

among us? 😳

[@feets.enthusiast]

­‍

[@MochiyaRandom]

haha no

[@aimxnvn_x_geness4998]

sus😀😃🎉

[@sparxy3487]

thats how lng i lasst in bed

[@TommoCarroll]

The real question: *What do you call a fake noodle?* 🤔 An _impasta_ 🍝 😅

[@LU-qr3kh]

Yes great joke! Love it! Not being sarcastic but to me the simple jokes are the best

[@dennisprune10]

Bazinga! **laugh track**

[@robertsimon2885]

Aspect Science 9/10. Good joke.

[@kacibjordan]

Aspect Science aye YOOO 😂😂😂😂😂

[@raisa_cherry33]

😂

[@darwinadvincula4758]

"You have talent, you are capable, and you belong." Thank you for that pep-talk, Ted-Ed.

[@Shadow404x]

Amongus

[@katiedoucet4748]

The school where I did my Masters was really competitive so there was no talking about this. But I was having major issues with imposter syndrome but didn’t even know what it was. I finally told the only nice PI how I felt. She had been in research for 30 years, had awards, and was internationally recognized as a researcher. She told me, “I think it’s weird if you don’t feel that way. I still do.”. That really put imposter syndrome into perspective for me and made me realize I wasn’t alone.

[@ithurtswhenipee4526]

As someone with impostor syndrome, some of the more severe symptoms include seeing red oval/rectangular objects with a smaller circle and saying “thats a bit sussy” (this is a subconscious reaction that cannot be controlled), randomly referencing the popular video game “among us”, inability to say ‘suspicious’ (patients with impostor syndrome can only say the slang term sus)

[@CalvinNoire]

Sus

[@arrontheprotogen9276]

Not now.

[@kimberletaitano869]

what? ur babbling make sense

[@POSSUM_chowg]

@@kimberletaitano869 that's a bit sussy

[@AkhilSinghKhyalia]

Many of my friends and family think I am smart. I also think I am smart. But I don't really work hard. I tend to find my way around things and often stand with people who have really worked for that spot. I think it's kind of unfair. Idk.

[@mahilh6284]

Too true. But I think the best thing to do is to just try and put your amazing talent to good use. If you do that, then you definitely deserve it

[@TomoyoYumemi]

Be greatfull that you're gifted, but if you do nothing with that intelligence the hardworking people one day will surpass you.

[@BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n]

Akhil Singh Khyalia *then you are a DOOFUS*

[@azurehall4025]

Doesn't what you're saying mean you are smart enough to cheat systems and find more efficient ways to accomplish what you're after? That's an intelligence and gift all on its own. I think as long as you're honest about that, you're alright.

[@monkiram]

I am the same as you. I don't doubt my intelligence (most of the time), but I constantly feel like an imposter because I feel like everybody works harder than me and I always feel guilty if I do well at anything. And when I don't do well, I feel like I deserve it and I feel like I can't even be sad about it because it's my own fault and it makes me feel even more like an imposter.

[@varizza]

I just got off work where I feel like an imposter - thank you for this video. This helps a lot for people like me.

[@TEDEd]

Thank you, Varizza!

[@TommoCarroll]

That's awesome to hear that this video came at the exact right time for you! I hope you're doing well varizza, you'll be all good!

[@Sheeshening]

Judging from your profile pic, the feeling was correct

[@stardust4001]

@@Sheeshening 😀😀😀

[@HipHopCantSaveMe]

@@Sheeshening LOL 🙈🙈🙈

[@kikobiggie]

Thank you so much for this video. I've been going through similar experiences recently and felt alienated. It's comforting to know that it is more common than I thought, and that others have similar experiences in life.

[@NotJohnTanner]

That’s nice to hear

[@D00DM00D]

Amogus

[@MinecraftMasterChief719]

When your experience is sus

[@albertgobrrr4133]

I had a similar experience on this. The anxiety made kept me from getting my graduation photos from elementary to my bachelor's. I always had this thoughts creeping at the back of my head that I don't deserve any kind of recognition despite everyone I know telling me how smart and clever I am. It's a problem and a hindrance.

[@mrithikasivakumar]

I needed to hear this so much today. I scored 96% in my 10th grade and I felt like I didn’t deserve it. My family was overjoyed but I was anxious. This lead to me developing a sort of clinical depression and the feeling that someone will find out I’m not good enough. And a bit of anxiety made me score less marks in higher classes that my dreams were shattered. I’m recovering from depression now and this video was a game changer. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@helloguys1917]

I relate so much ..

[@amogsussy]

96% and family overjoyed ? Damn here family will not even be joyed if i dont get 100%

[@mrithikasivakumar]

@@amogsussy that’s sad :-/ I hope you’re feeling good enough!!

[@kartikpoojari7066]

I got 93% in my Ninth Grade and I am feeling the same as you described so should I be careful?

[@jaymehta4592]

Stay strong brother

[@rebelghoulrowyn]

I'm crying like a little kid right now. I didn't understand what imposter syndrome meant until just now. I feel so validated. I feel so much less alone. I'm so glad I'm not abnormal and that it's common and it's okay. Thank you for making this.

[@FromPeloToYourHeart]

💖💖💖

[@brandonsichlinger4988]

Sussy baka amongus

[@akirasmidnightsociety1692]

@@brandonsichlinger4988 Please stop.

[@redshuttleredacted6422]

2018: Ooh, insecurity. oof 2020: *A M O G U S*

[@goldenscout7484]

i cant stop thinking about it when i see the word "impostor" i cant think of anything else other than that red astronaut GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD

[@roddor7254]

Video: talks about a serious mental illness Comments: RED SUS HAHAHAHHA

[@hedron3425]

Lol just dont vent XD you kinda suss........ i saw red vent i was at medbay he kinda sus tho ngl XD i have mini crewmate my parents left me

[@laralepo1071]

It's not a mental illness. It's just a phenomenon

[@binita4672]

I dont think you even watched the vid.

[@JamesterIsDivergent]

Red literally vented right infront of all of us I think that’s a little more than sus

[@roddor7254]

@@binita4672 I didn’t

[@saujanyaroy4942]

Well I thought I just had low self-esteem but it turns out that I am suffering from Imposter syndrome. Because I know I am not depressed but I have so many insecurities. Thanks ted ed it really helped

[@ihyashh]

in march, I was accepted into this honors program that gave me a full 4 year scholarship for the college I'm going to. while my family and friends were proud of me, I later had these same feelings of fraudulence. I felt that I didnt really deserve it bcs there are probably numerous people out there with more accomplishments than I did, and I often downplayed my intelligence. I also thought that I wouldnt be able to handle the work that this honors program would give me. although I still struggle with "imposter syndrome", it's nice to know that its common to have these feelings.

[@vaisakhvm1726]

Thanks TED-Ed for sharing this informative and insightful video ❤❤.... Loved the presentation/animations too !!!

[@MS-gv6jd]

I got a B in uni and I was already soo happy. Getting an A will probably make my whole year. I didn’t know there are people who got an A and still unhappy. My heart goes out to you.

[@SamMartinPeakPerformance]

Perception is everything. And good job on the B 💪

[@RichardHernandez-pz7bt]

when I got a full scholarship to USC I thought I wasn't good enough, I thought I could not make it because everyone else was so much better then me, when I succeeded and finished my semester I still felt like I was not good enough because I had not suffer what someone else was going through, I wanted to be better then every other person out there but that was not good enough. When you want more and more greed becomes a horrible thing, it's like an addiction, you want to do better each and everytime, it is never the same. For me "success" "goals" "achievements" they're like drug, you just want more and more and more until it's just not the same anymore. You are never fully satisfied or content and you began to live a life of misery and self doubt asking yourself did I really deserve it? my time, my devotion, all those hours spend alone, the amount of time I gave up to be here is it really all worth it? and the answer is no. Because I need something more, self acceptance. Being able to feel proud of who you are and the obstacles you face is what's important. Not how far or how little you moved in your goals. You cannot compare your life to someone else's because we all have different goals and handle disappointment differently, we all come from different places and backgrounds. I was homeless the entire time I was in highschool and middle school and yet I was able to earn a scholarship to a private University. And to me that meant nothing if I could not eat or help my single mother get us out of that situation. I was an straight A student and yet I felt I was less then everyone else simply for being of hispanic decent. Money, school is not everything in life. At least I don't think it is. The people I have in my life are what matter to me the most and that's what brings me joy :)

[@gigagrenade7249]

sus ☺️

[@lolunknown9830]

Idk...I just feel like an A would prove my worth

[@annasame7395]

I got straight As this term and idk... I don’t feel like I deserve it. 😕

[@supertron6039]

Me - I finally got an A+ on the test, it's my own handwork that payed off! Brain - *sus*

[@xyruzianjabagat]

u can never spell sus without u

[@Willybean08]

@@xyruzianjabagat you can never say "puberty" with saying "you"

[@jacobh9344]

@@Willybean08 why what bruh what huh nani

[@Willybean08]

@@jacobh9344 😅

[@alaysiamayo7488]

I remember I was once the only person in my class to get a perfect score on a math test, and I asked my profesor to grade it again because I really couldn’t believe that I didn’t get anything wrong.

[@Jayvees690]

Now the imposter syndrome is gone complex because someone coming in and out on the vents and it is difficult to combat it since 2020.

[@UnrealObject]

Einstein isn't dead, he is just hiding in the vents

[@sparxy3487]

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣼⠟⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠙⠻⢶⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⡟⠀⣠⣶⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠳⣦⡀⠀⠘⣿⡄⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⠁⠀⢹⣿⣦⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣠⣼⡇⠀⠀⠸⣷⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⡏⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡄⣠ ⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⢠⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⡇⠀ ⠿⠿⠟⠛⠛⠉⠀⠀⣸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣧⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⡶⠶⠿⠿⠿⠿⢷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀ ⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⣸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀ ⣠⡿⠛⠛⠛⠛⠻⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀ ⢻⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣼⡟⠀⠀⢀⣤⣤⣴⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀ ⠈⠙⢷⣶⣦⣤⣤⣤⣴⣶⣾⠿⠛⠁⢀⣶⡟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡟⠀ ⢷⣶⣤⣀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣆⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣴⡾⠃⠀ ⠀⠈⠉⠛⠿⣶⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⢿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣼⠟⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠙⠻⢶⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⡟⠀⣠⣶⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠳⣦⡀⠀⠘⣿⡄⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⠁⠀⢹⣿⣦⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣠⣼⡇⠀⠀⠸⣷⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⡏⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡄⣠ ⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⢠⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⡇⠀ ⠿⠿⠟⠛⠛⠉⠀⠀⣸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣧⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⡶⠶⠿⠿⠿⠿⢷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀ ⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⣸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀ ⣠⡿⠛⠛⠛⠛⠻⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀ ⢻⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣼⡟⠀⠀⢀⣤⣤⣴⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀ ⠈⠙⢷⣶⣦⣤⣤⣤⣴⣶⣾⠿⠛⠁⢀⣶⡟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡟⠀ ⢷⣶⣤⣀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣆⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣴⡾⠃⠀ ⠀⠈⠉⠛⠿⣶⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⢿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀

[@joshuakoh1291]

😂😂😂

[@Lucki_MORELIKEUNLUCKI]

He got stabbed (the head kill) and the other impostor took his brain to be intelligent..

[@LouietheG]

2018: Interesting 2020/2021: AMONG US

[@whenyou8551]

Please.. Shut the f up.

[@T2G-DJT]

@@whenyou8551 amogus

[@user-no8fb3th6l]

The video was made in the same year Among Us came out

[@LouietheG]

@@user-no8fb3th6l you’re right, and Among Us became really popular only in 2020/2021

[@T2G-DJT]

@@user-no8fb3th6l sus

[@StephJ0seph]

I will be the only female of color on a list of candidates competing at my school's science competition and I was starting to doubt myself. I really needed this, thank you.

[@lalzng]

you are doing great!!! let nobody tell you otherwise!!!

[@srushtea]

good luck!

[@thedudeeatsugar1533]

did u win

[@dorimolnar4414]

hey! good luck💖

[@nicokelly6453]

Wish you well! Hope you did/will do well!

[@achoo3001]

i literally only clicked the video for the comments. really says a lot about society.

[@charsplat1212]

susiety?

[@Itsmedhymee]

I actually started crying watching this bc just moments before, I was hard on myself in like seventy ways, taking myself right into sewer slidal thoughts. Thank God for these informative videos, and community. I did feel alone

[@adawkins5678]

"You have talent, you are capable and you belong" so needed 🙂😌

[@thatniggagoku7268]

Sus

[@MinecraftMasterChief719]

Amogus

[@D00DM00D]

Mogus

[@DucksAndPonds]

The message is nice but the amount of among us memes feels so dragged

[@Elli-.-]

@@DucksAndPondsfrrrrr broooo it’s so annoying the internet can literally laugh at a blue screen

[@arknghel9081]

I'm an incoming third year in Civil Engineering and I still can't convince myself how I ended up or got in this level knowing that I still don't have the skills and knowledge that I'm supposed to be having in my academic level. I always notice that some of my batch mates are doing great and keeping on track while I'm just here, pretending that I'm also doing okay which I'm not. I struggle a lot and I feel like I keep on moving forward and surpassing everything by luck.

[@socialnerd_]

Me!!!

[@Shadow404x]

Amongus

[@spaghettiman3757]

*WHEN THE SYNDROME IS SUS* 😳

[@jigen0972]

I first heard about "imposter syndrome" when my (now late) husband was reading to me about Vincent Price's life. He had a strong case of it and that hearing about that made me a bigger fan of his.

[@starspawn507]

Interviewer: “So, Ms Clance, they say you’re the leading expert on this so-called ‘Imposter Syndrome.’” Pauline Rose Clance: “Please, I’m nothing too special.”

[@MinecraftMasterChief719]

i think she's sus

[@GamersInHellOnYt]

Talking about it doesnt help >> It just makes me sound whiney and needy to my friends. They'll think im seeking attention.

[@idiotsandwich115]

So true :( Everyone tells me I should stop complaining..

[@tula__]

Which is why I avoid talking to ppl when I'm at hard place. 🙂

[@abhinovenagarajan.s7237]

No they won't. If they do, talk about it to someone else, maybe a therapist? Talking about it is hard, but it'll help you get help. I hope someone is checking up on you. You're going to get through this.

[@Anxiou5Panda]

This might sound harsh but... you might need to have new friends. Unless, you're only thinking about that and they actually care.

[@bassam_salim]

I told my friends that I got the highest mark in college cause I hacked the system, it made me feel better, although at exam days I told them I missed up bad and got the highest mark they didn't say anything against me, I am not really sure if I got the highest mark cause I hacked the system or because I deserved it, or just by luck, I don't really think I deserved it, but this year I am proactivly working on hacking the system (making professors think I am smart so they raise my marks if I didn't do well at some test)

[@gav6189]

I definitely have this a lot. When I get a high grade in a class, I think it's a fluke, and that the class was made too easy. When I get a poor grade it seems to confirm these thoughts, like, "see, that's what I really deserve in everything." Obviously certain people are good at some things versus others, but it's always difficult to not have those thoughts.

[@savageantelope3306]

3:07 I like the image of positive feedback when you’ve been waiting for it for so long coming out like static.

[@ANARCHY.050]

The person/people who animated all of this deserves massive love! Plus the explanation along with the visuals really make all of this feel genuine.

[@PlatinumGuard]

i wish i could relate with this video, but I have done nothing in my life

[@henryibeleme6626]

As a writer, I constantly battle with this. What keeps me going is reassuring myself that if I did it, I could do it again, and again, and even better. But I can never shake it off completely. It's there to remind me never to think I've arrived.

[@r.mustang2827]

I got a promotion last year in job but I hadn't updated the same on my linkedin to this date. As I think I do not have the skills and was lucky. Thogh I am doing ok in my job but when I go in meetings I feel like a fraud. Today I came to know about Imposter Syndrom and it helped me a bit.

[@trinityburrows]

I've had similar experiences where I've felt like I was an "imposter" in an advanced level class and felt like I was basically just in a "fake it till you make it" like situation. I really don't think of myself as smart or over other people and I feel as if I am faking my intelligence in the class. But now that I think about it, I'm not truly an imposter if I'm doing well in the class. Maybe it's right for me. Idk it's hard to explain.

[@BradPwnsU]

Just do the best that you possibly can, and let your results speak for themselves

[@BisharpnearOhio]

Just say “red sus” it works every time

[@favouritepen3146]

Same for me. Everything changed when i got into a grammar school and everyone bullied me for being behind there when in my old school i would be top of my class in everything..i feel like im lying to myself if i say im smart. Im starting to rely on pills..

[@brandonsichlinger4988]

Its the imposter form amongus

[@lelouchyagami703]

I'm part of my country's math olympiad team and I just sit at home and watch anime all day. Everyone else in the team studies for 10 hours up a day, I'd say it would be abnormal not to have imposter syndrome in my situation

[@user-ms9ug5zg5c]

Respect

[@ThousandTimesBefore]

You're not an imposter nonetheless! You are good enough to participate in it, no matter if by talent or hard work :)

[@user-ms9ug5zg5c]

Lelouch Yagami You're an imposter! You don't deserve that position! (Top 10 anime betrayals)

[@snowcold5932]

I'd be surprised if you never work and never get a *Zero*

[@brisca1668]

With your username, how could you NOT be a genius? On a serious note, life isn`t fair. Be happy that your a f***ing genius, and please do something with it.

[@TheSnerggly]

I've felt this way for years. Thank you for explaining this.

[@MinecraftMasterChief719]

Amogus

[@D00DM00D]

Sus

[@flam381]

YOU ARE SO SUSSY

[@YOUKNOWWHOIAM98765]

sus

[@YasminYoruba]

I have this in Uni especially because I have dyslexia. But learning more about my condition and that others have anxiety too helped for sure.

[@ellam6297]

I can completely relate to having feelings of imposter syndrome. When I tried out for a softball team I thought I did horrible and when they told me I made the team I believed it was a mistake. I felt guilty and that I didn't belong. But now I realize I'm better than I think I am and I have grown to love myself.

[@robinlaker7942]

that's amazing! :)

[@wingedshewolfen]

I actually teared up at those last few sentences, wow.. didn’t realise how much I needed to hear that.

[@theapexpredator157]

This is the first time I feel like the subject of Imposter Syndrome was actually explained in a manner that I could understand. I initially thought that it meant that someone felt like they were a phony/fake for no apparent reason or because the person was intentionally trying to be something they knew they weren't. I didn't think that it was because they didn't feel worthy of accomplishments that they actually achieved in a legitimate manner... In that case, it's a confidence issue and it's also important to keep in mind that people are usually their own worst critic and that the world's games can sometimes be a little bit too easy... That's why it's important to challenge yourself and earn your own respect...

[@a.p2427]

Before any exam u I use to say to myself and others like, I didn't prepare well ,I can't revise much,I forgot everything, i can't revise everything & showing frestration to others, but I'm the most intelligent student... I can learn any thing, I clear this exam, I'll get top rank in enterace, Thank u for talking about imposter, it changed my low esteemed thoughts to growth mindset, Today onwards I don't say that I didn't know... Hope not torture loved ones

[@starshine3544]

Every time people said I'm good at something I said or thought how they couldn't possibly know and that everyone could have done at least as good. I nearly always try to hide my accomplishments because I don't want to raise any of their expectations in me, because I'm certain that it was just luck and I wouldn't be able to do it again.

[@Senpaihaha420]

I don't know you but I know EXACTLY how you feel

[@rit3688]

Yeah. I guess v need to learn to let things go and relax.

[@sindhukaruparti6786]

Yes, I can absolutely feel you.

[@SaadShah1133]

I am a topper at my university but i never feel like i deserve it, im always in a state of doubt and feel like it is unfair to others who work harder than me. Now that i know the cause i will try to feel confident in myself and accept my strengths.

[@doritos6548]

@@lucid_mido5311 AMOGUS

[@aqrmzzn]

AMOGUS

[@thatniggagoku7268]

Sus

[@tbroo8499]

i-i cant s-stop myself f-from saying it AMOGUS

[@pandrearh]

This explains why I was the best of my classes at school, university and I never saw it as a big deal

[@tealblade2994]

I dont think my accomplishments are undeserving Because i dont have any accomplishments

[@kear]

my accomplishments are undeserving i dont have any accomplishments my accomplishments i dont have any accomplishments ?????????

[@tealblade2994]

@@kear bruh my accomplishments arent undeserving because they cant be since they dont exist is what im trying to say

[@indhiria]

I was searching a comment like this, because I feel the same :(

[@nishaprashanth1224]

you have accomplished the sense of humur by writing this comment

[@astoldbynickgerr]

Thissss!

[@Slazerable]

you have talent you are capable and you belong

[@illunamate_]

I just started my freshman year in college as a theater major and this feeling is REAL. I can't believe this is actually a thing honestly, because for the last week or so of classes I actually thought "wow it feels like I'm an imposter or something" and then today I come across the term "imposter syndrome" and I'm like NO WAY