The imposter's syndrome is another name for fear of success , which is expressed in the sense that this success is undeserved. Pretenders are people who, for personal gain, are impersonating another person.
A person with the imposter syndrome
Recognizing people with the impostor's syndrome is very simple: they are afraid of raising their career, they refuse when they are complimented, all the time they live with the feeling that others praise them undeservedly. They always doubt themselves and their abilities, and explain their success by simple luck or chance. These people feel comfortable in the second roles and are afraid to rise higher.
Where does the imposter's syndrome come from?
Psychological study of such a phenomenon as the fear of success, showed that the fault is education, more precisely - the lack of parental love and affection. If mom and dad often criticized the child, exaggerated demands were made to him, then the imposter's syndrome is a logically grounded phenomenon in his life. Strangely enough, but the same syndrome shines also to those children, whom "parents" have "loved". If the girl was told all the time that she is very smart, but was silent about her appearance, she may think that she is ugly, and will strive to invest in the work, because she will put a cross on her personal life.
Often this condition is affected by older children in the family who lack love because of competition with younger children. Another typical impostor is a man who grew up in a poor family, where he was always told that achievements are not for him.
The imposter's syndrome - treatment
To treat the fear of success is best for the therapist. But first you need to recognize that you really have such a problem. Find possible reasons, understand that all this time your doubts were only the fruit of your thoughts, and not a real problem. Allow yourself to make mistakes and do not overstate the bar.