I have suffered from this feeling for over 6 years. I didn't even know there was a label for what I was feeling.
"Impostor Syndrome".
About two years ago when I decided to start my own business and start an online business, I realized that this feeling and how it greatly contributed to my inaction to actually start my new career path. .
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And so the search began. I wanted to understand why I felt this way and, if so, why others felt the same way.
Impostor syndrome arises from factors such as fear of failure and self-doubt, but it is not impostor syndrome.
Impostor Syndrome is the fear that your cheating will be exposed to people you work with or who you consider "smart" or "expert" .
I learned that most people experience imposter syndrome.
It never really goes away. Some still struggle, but most successful people have learned to cope and manage to avoid falling into that trap.
In fact, I was one of the top students in my class without trying too hard. Kudos for following simple guidelines and solving simple problems. For the most part, this meant that when we faced difficulties, we wanted to avoid them at all costs.
With this fixed attitude in college, I passed level 100 (mostly on concepts I was already familiar with) and my 'smartness' was confirmed by many of my lecturers and colleagues. I had to keep it up, which was harder than I expected.
Levels 200, 300, and 400 delve even deeper into uncharted territory.
It was one thing to stay focused on dealing with the challenges and struggles I faced, and another to stay "smart" in everyone's eyes.
I realized that the root cause of Imposter Syndrome is how we were raised and what we experienced. These interactions form our way of thinking and our inner dialogue with ourselves in our heads. And in fact, it causes impostor syndrome.