Real and Raw: Imposter Syndrome in University

Real and Raw: Imposter Syndrome in University

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at McMaster chapter. Did I fake my way here? Am I worthy of this, and do I even belong here? This week, I was sitting in the final lecture of my psychology class on the self and identity when my professor brought up the dreaded and terrifying, imposter syndrome. I’m sure we have all found ourselves in university, wondering how we got here. In a time of struggle, sadness, academic “f…

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Why Dancers Are Prone to Impostor Syndrome

“I would be very surprised if I met with a high-level dancer and they didn’t have some version of this,” says Liv Massey, a mental performance coach and counselor who works with performers and athletes. “Impostor syndrome exists on a spectrum, so some people have a little bit of it and some people are really, really paralyzed by it. But with most dancers I speak with, this is something we talk about.”