If you were trying to paint a picture of who was the likely candidate to suffer from imposter syndrome then it would likely be me.
I was a serial ...
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Mine is a very similar story and a lot of what you said sounded familiar to me too. I've been a web developer now since 2001, self-taught. I first heard the term "imposter syndrome" around 8 years ago and it really struck a chord. It's helped me be more aware of times when I'm feeling it, why I might be feeling it and also to not be so hard on myself.
Over the years I've also bookmarked lots of urls related to imposter syndrome too (many of which started from Hacker News threads).
Here they are in case they're of use to others:
Thanks for sharing, James! As you've described, Imposter Syndrome can cause terrible anxiety -- the more people who talk about this, the better. Especially as you've shown that there are ways to cope.
It's amazing how off-hand remarks like this can affect our whole lives. I remember one kid in class telling me that I wasn't funny ... and that shattered my confidence. No more jokes in school after that. What's more, I bet the guy didn't think anything of it. It's weird how these things can stick.
Hi James! Your story was very inspiring. I can relate to it as I also took a nontraditional route to being a web developer. I came with a degree in marketing, worked as tester and took up coding bootcamp. Keep it up! ;)
Excellent read James. Being open about Imposter Syndrome and related problems like anxiety helps others realise they aren't alone. 👌🏽
Thank you so much for sharing your life experience. You are not alone in this kind of professional suffering. This happens a lot with self-taught. My experience is very similar to yours. Greetings from Brazil.
Thanks for this James! Also, your mate who was sitting next to you probably just meant you were too cool for school 😎
Woah, that's inspiring 👍 Thanks for sharing your story +1
Well, I feel this. I usually just get told to get over it. rolls eyes sighs