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I believe that the imposter syndrome is not uncommon in academia. I'm interested to know how other people here have experienced and dealt with it. … In particular, I'm looking for actual tactics that someone might use to combat imposter syndrome. …

Imposter syndrome: Related to the above, you can't quite believe that you made it and you're doubting yourself. Were you really qualified to make it? … Paradise Syndrome also known as the dog who actually caught the car syndrome. …

Don't give in to Imposter Syndrome! Both your reasons are fundamentally not sound. Somebody nominated you for an award. The awards committee thinks you are deserving. …

It's possible that I'm misinterpreting your statement, but in case I'm not, please look up imposter syndrome, it's distressingly common in academia; in short, this is a phenomenon where despite much evidence …

At some point in graduate school when I came across the phrase 'imposter syndrome' I finally realized that I am not alone and started to get over it, to some extent. … Imposter syndrome is a documented phenomenon that many people have to deal with. I sometimes go back to the wikipedia page just to remind myself of this. …

I also do not believe this to be imposter syndrome. …

Keep a record of all of your accomplishments, so that you can look at external evidence of non-failure when you're having an imposter syndrome day. …

There is a psychological effect called Imposter Syndrome in which you don't believe that you are as good as others know you to be. It affects many people, including many academics. …

First, learn something about Imposter Syndrome. This sounds like a classic case of it. You have been a success already. Your advisor, I assume, had no doubts about your ability. …

Part of it is likely fear of the unknown; part is fear of a new job with "adult" responsibilities; part of it might even be fear about whether you can do the job (the infamous Imposter Syndrome). …

However, what you need to realize is that this is in fact impostor syndrome - only that you are not comparing yourself to your peers, but rather you and your peers to e.g., other sciences. … The opposite of the impostor syndrome is, as you say, more or less the Dunning–Kruger effect. What you are referring to is not the opposite. …

A lot of graduate students/applicants, it seems, suffer from "imposter syndrome." … That might be too much of an individualistic question, so I'll instead ask: how can one tell if they're suffering from imposter syndrome or if they really are an "imposter?" …

Imposter Syndrome and depression: I feel pretty depressed that I am not as "qualified" as a close family member. …

"I've somehow convinced everyone that I'm actually good at this" - how to effectively deal with Imposter Syndrome How do you come to terms with the fact that you might never be among the best in your research …

, “I've somehow convinced everyone that I'm actually good at this” - how to effectively deal with Imposter Syndrome) and they've been helpful, but simply telling myself that maybe it's just the impostor … syndrome talking isn't helpful – maybe I'm really an impostor, too... …