Chapter 7: Lasting Legacy of Imposter Syndrome

As a first-generation student from a working-class background, navigating academia has been challenging, with a broken record of persistent self-doubt and imposter syndrome. This chapter will explore the overwhelming fear of discovery of inadequacy and how crippling imposter syndrome is. The lasting legacy of this has resulted in emotional stress and burnout due to trying to achieve unattainable standards to prove my worth. This chapter concludes by exploring strategies like self-reflection, a positive mindset and blogging to compact imposter syndrome. Thus, it normalises the learning experience rather than questions oneself.