Impostor Syndrome

• Discussion around Self-Esteem

Impostor syndrome is a tendency to feel like a fraud, unable to internally acknowledge one’s achievements, and is commonly observed among individuals who have achieved success in society.

• (blu3mo) feels that their Self-Esteem has increased compared to the past (as of July 2021)

  • They attribute this change to being able to Try to Soften Your Own Voice a Little and Accept Others’ Voices Openly
  • As a result, they believe they have likely overcome the impostor syndrome-like situation
    • They have reduced tendencies to doubt themselves when there is material for self-affirmation
    • However, they still struggle with confidently speaking out loud, which they see as a residual effect, as mentioned in I have resistance to confidently speaking out loud

• They believe that the difference between I have resistance to confidently speaking out loud and their Self-Esteem is significant.

• It seems there are various styles of expression

  • There are types who resist appearing strong
    • They see themselves as fitting into this category (blu3mo)
  • There are types who resist appearing weak
    • They are not entirely sure, but they are observing

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• Impostor syndrome is often described as a misalignment between objective evaluation and subjective evaluation.
• However, it feels more accurate to express it as a misalignment between evaluations from a distant perspective and evaluations from a reference group within a 5-meter radius.
  • At least, this seems to accurately describe their past situation
  • Which evaluation is higher? (nishio)
    • The former, right? (blu3mo)
      • (Specifically thinking about things like the U22 Programming Contest from their childhood)
    • They were not negatively evaluated by the latter, but there was also not strong positive feedback (blu3mo)
    • I see, you were considering the opposite pattern (nishio)
      • Like, “I am valued by those around me, but not by the world. Is this due to a filter bubble or bias from being acquainted with others?”
      • Evaluations from a distant perspective come from people with different attributes, so their subjective values may often differ from one’s own
      • For example, society tends to positively evaluate being a child, but the individual may not see this as valuable and may even aspire to be an adult #self