{"id":5849,"date":"2021-02-03T06:58:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T06:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/events\/do-i-really-belong-here-learning-how-to-deal-with-imposter-feelings\/"},"modified":"2021-02-03T06:58:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T06:58:48","slug":"do-i-really-belong-here-learning-how-to-deal-with-imposter-feelings","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/do-i-really-belong-here-learning-how-to-deal-with-imposter-feelings","title":{"rendered":"Do I really belong here? Learning how to deal with imposter feelings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do I belong here? There\u2019s been a mistake \u2013 I couldn\u2019t possibly have been chosen for this great program. All of the others here are so accomplished! Am I even capable of doing this work? I\u2019m a fraud; I bet they\u2019re all thinking it. They\u2019ll probably ask me to leave any minute now\u2026
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Does this sound familiar? Have such questions ever haunted your thoughts? If yes, then you\u2019ve fallen victim to the dreaded imposter syndrome. Even if you\u2019ve never heard of this, it\u2019s quite possible that you\u2019ve struggled with imposter feelings \u2013 feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt, feeling like a fraud and that all your past accomplishments and success were due to luck and had nothing to do with your skills or intellect.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Imposter feelings are, unfortunately, extremely common in academia; far more common than is recognised or discussed by universities globally. Their negative effects are often amplified by a hypercompetitive academic environment that is riddled with failure and rejection, an intense pressure to publish, and uncertainly around securing and maintaining an academic position. Such feelings can be debilitating and can result in poor mental health of those experiencing them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To help you stand up to your imposter feelings, we\u2019ve invited Gareth Dyke, long-time researcher and academic, to talk about the imposter syndrome and share his experience dealing with it.<\/strong>\u00a0Gareth feels that we\u2019ve all had such feelings but it\u2019s important to identify and deal with them, because how we deal with them and interact with others often determines the course of our careers.<\/p>\n

In this session, Gareth will:<\/p>\n