Impostor Syndrome: You're Doing Better Than You Think

Have you ever doubted yourself and felt like you don't deserve your job or that college acceptance letter? Well, you're not alone!

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[EMMIGREYART]

I was about to comment "this is so relatable but I don't do anything successful" and now use if that's irony or genuine

[amandagroves]

I always want to hear praise, but then when I'm praised I don't feel like I deserve it, or that they don't really mean it

[NewMessage]

I don't believe I deserve SciShow Psych.

[ShawnRavenfire]

I think it's very telling that people don't feel they deserve praise because they "only worked harder, " suggesting that we treat natural ability as more praise-worthy than hard work.  This makes sense, because when we're children, we've all been told one thing and shown another -- we're told in a general sense that "working hard" is good, but we're repeatedly shown that praise only comes to those who succeed without effort.

[Coonotafoo]

You should do an episode on "The Dunning–Kruger effect" which is basically the opposite of the impostor syndrome. This is where low-ability individuals believe that they are academically and intellectually superior than they actually are.

You could call this arrogance.

[TylerMatthewHarris]

So how do you know when you're actually right about sucking? lol

[mineola_]

Wow, this is amazing, I always thought I was the only one who felt this way.

[gerardofb]

thanks, I feel relieved by hearing this, people always tell me that I'm smart but I always feel like I am just an impostor

[YoungTheFish]

I wanted to learn but I'm so distracted by the t-shirt lol

[fatcat]

I like her style of explaining. The gestures and expressions! keep it up :)

[omerc]

omg, thank you for this video! I always thought it was strange that I didn't like receiving praise. I do suffer from clinical anxiety and depression; whenever I get praised I feel awkward and get anxious

[_._._.o._._._]

2010: Imposter Syndrome
2020: There are 3 **Impostors** *among us*

[erberor]

It's too real.
TOO REAL.

This is actually really informative. This is basically my entire academic life...

[rahmahmohamed]

This affects me and it impacts my confidence and self belif. At least now I know what it is called.

[totinospizzarolls]

"you convince your self that your not really good at anything"
correct

[davidm.johnston]

Oh my god I am really blown away. This describes exactly how I feel right now, and I didn't even know it was a known phenomenon.

[filzanashira]

i've felt like this many times before and even still do now. it's weird because i am aware of how smart i am at several stuffs and pretty confident about myself. but whenever i achieve something, i just feel like i get it because of luck, like i put no effort at all even though in reality i put some effort into it. it's like it's hard to acknowledge my own ability to achieve something i'm good at. praises make me feel good but a part of me feels like i don't deserve those praises so i always tell people i just got lucky

[janetmichel]

Holy crap! How long has this channel been around! It's awesome! Why did I only find this today? Love it even more than SciShow!

[Durpanny]

This was one of the big reasons I dropped out of college. I recognized what was going on too, but the feeling was just too strong, combined with other equally self-destructive disorders

[itsthevoiceman]

First video I've watched on SciShow Psyche, and I'm already impressed with Brit and her performance as a presenter. Great job!