21 // Imposter Syndrome in ADHD | How to Get Past It

Ever feel like you're faking it? Like you're going to be "found out" for not being as smart or talented as people expect you to be?

Imposter Syndrome in ADHD could be to blame!

Today we will talk about:

- What Imposter Syndrome is:

•  “the persistent inability to believe that one's success is deserved or has been legitimately achieved as a result of one's own efforts or skills.” (1)

- What contributes to it, and

- How to combat Imposter Syndrome

Let's get started!

(1)Clance P, Imes S. The impostor phenomenon in high achieving women: Dynamics and therapeutic intervention. Psychother: Theory Res Pract. 1978;15:241–247. [Google Scholar]