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4 Best Ways to Overcome Imposter Syndrome

4 min readMar 11, 2025

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“Confidence is key.”

Have you ever heard someone say that? It’s true.

Confidence is fundamental to a successful life and we’re having less and less of it in our daily lives. It’s affecting us in many ways and we need to grow more of it.

Imposter syndrome is the feeling that you’re doing something that you’re not supposed to do or not able to do, you feel like a fraud.

But that’s not the only thing that can be defined as imposter syndrome, it works out differently for all types of people. It might feel like I’m not supposed to be successful in any way, but on the other hand, it might feel like being overwhelmed by expectations for you.

That’s very typical for mental health ‘disorders’: you can’t point it out, because our brains work differently.

But here’s the thing.

You can’t beat imposter syndrome, you need to overrule it with confidence because it’s not something that goes away.

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Bryan Dijkhuizen
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Written by Bryan Dijkhuizen

Writing about the life of a neurodivergent creative in a neurotypical world. — https://bryandijkh.substack.com/