{"id":454935,"date":"2021-10-26T09:33:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T09:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/?p=454935"},"modified":"2023-04-04T11:02:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T10:02:17","slug":"how-authors-can-overcome-imposter-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/how-authors-can-overcome-imposter-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"How Authors Can Overcome Imposter Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Imagine&nbsp;you\u2019ve been invited to a dinner party. On the invitation, the words \u2018We can\u2019t wait to&nbsp;see you!\u2019 are printed in big, bold letters, embossed in gold foil for good measure. On arrival at the party, you\u2019re greeted warmly by your hosts, and you feel welcomed, wanted, and validated.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I can do this,<\/em>&nbsp;you think, and you hold onto&nbsp;that feeling as you take your seat at a long, fancy table laid out with cut glass champagne flutes and silver cutlery.&nbsp;<em>Wow,<\/em>&nbsp;you enthuse,&nbsp;<em>this is great!&nbsp;I\u2019m sitting at the table, about to eat the fine food and enjoy the even finer company! I finally fit in!&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And it\u2019s a wonderful feeling.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until, that is, you look around you, and you see the other dinner party guests.&nbsp;The glamorous, intelligent, gorgeous, witty, celebrated, funny guests who all look like they belong in that&nbsp;room, seated at that table.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for you, it becomes quickly apparent&nbsp;you do&nbsp;<em>not<\/em>&nbsp;belong. You don\u2019t deserve your seat at this soiree of talent. You are nowhere near&nbsp;as successful, talented, or brilliant as these people. You are, in fact, an imposter, and any minute now&nbsp;someone is going to turn to you and say \u2018Excuse me? Aren\u2019t you at the wrong dinner party?\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You shrink into yourself and withdraw, hoping nobody will notice your presence, and remain that way until the end of the evening. What\u2019s more, your internal critic will not let you forget this feeling until the next party invitation, which you turn down, due to your unworthiness.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome,&nbsp;my&nbsp;friend, to Imposter Syndrome.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"What-is-Imposter-Syndrome\"><strong>What Is Imposter\u00a0Syndrome?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.psycom.net\/imposter-syndrome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">favourite&nbsp;imposter&nbsp;syndrome<\/a>&nbsp;(sometimes&nbsp;known as \u2018impostor phenomenon\u2019 or \u2018perceived fraudulence\u2019)&nbsp;definition&nbsp;is: \u2018Chronic feelings of inadequacy, incompetence, and fraudulence despite objective&nbsp;success\u2019. Or, in basic terms, feeling terrible about your own abilities despite there being actual, real evidence of your qualifications and talent.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, it\u2019s different for everyone. Feelings of self-doubt are entirely unique to the person experiencing them, and there is no universally accepted singular definition of what&nbsp;severe&nbsp;Imposter Syndrome is or feels like. But what it boils down to for me is a skewed opinion&nbsp;of my own worth&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;either in a personal sense, or a literary sense, or both (fun times) depending on my mood.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I regularly battle with feelings of worthlessness and of not \u2018belonging at the table\u2019, despite outward appearances of being confident, competent and, although I dislike this word for its vagueness, \u2018successful\u2019.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My particular brand of crippling&nbsp;Imposter Syndrome&nbsp;is extremely unpredictable and can be triggered by a number of things: award nomination announcements (why wasn\u2019t I nominated? I must not be&nbsp;good enough), book deal announcements (why haven\u2019t I scored a&nbsp;three-book&nbsp;deal with a Big Five publisher yet? I must not be marketable enough),&nbsp;collaboration announcements (why wasn\u2019t I invited to contribute to that anthology? I must not be credible enough),&nbsp;to simply reading someone else\u2019s work (dear God, why can\u2019t I write this well? I may as well stop right now, I\u2019m a hack).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It doesn\u2019t help that these days, especially with the onus on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/gb\/basics\/imposter-syndrome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">authors and creatives<\/a>&nbsp;to be able to effectively market themselves in such a competitive industry, this game can sometimes feel like a \u2018popularity contest\u2019 that you haven\u2019t ranked highly in.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That sense of not belonging is compounded when we work in&nbsp;an industry where our work can be partly judged by our own likeability or <a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/do-professional-writers-need-a-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">public persona<\/a>, which is, for the majority of us, an understandable source of&nbsp;Imposter Syndrome&nbsp;anxiety. Because often, when I think&nbsp;<em>I Do Not Belong Here<\/em>, I conflate it with&nbsp;<em>People Do Not Like Me<\/em>, which is&nbsp;Imposter Syndrome&nbsp;at its worst&nbsp;as it makes&nbsp;me question my absolute value as a person.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"How-Does-Imposter-Syndrome-Affect-Writers\"><strong>How Does&nbsp;Imposter Syndrome&nbsp;Affect&nbsp;Writers?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While researching this article, I thought it would be an idea to ask some of my Twitter followers how&nbsp;Imposter Syndrome&nbsp;felt, and the answers were a little&nbsp;heart-breaking. You can<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/manylittlewords\/status\/1450490879836307465?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;read the responses here<\/a>, and when you do, notice how many times the following words and phrases are used:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fraud&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fake&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not legitimate&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not earned&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not deserved&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Luck&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fooled everyone&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fear&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Self-doubt&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worth&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get found out&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It paints a sad picture of how a common syndrome can radically affect a creative career, in some cases stalling it before it has a chance to flourish.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s more, if you think the more \u2018successful\u2019, \u2018legitimate\u2019 and \u2018proper\u2019 creatives you look up to do not suffer from Imposter Syndrome, you\u2019d be wrong. Oscar winning actor&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2016\/04\/26\/475573489\/tom-hanks-says-self-doubt-is-a-high-wire-act-that-we-all-walk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tom Hanks once said<\/a>&nbsp;\u201c\u2018No matter what we&#8217;ve done, there comes a point where you think, &#8216;How did I get here? When are they going to discover that I am, in fact, a fraud and take everything away from me?'&#8221;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a similar vein, Jodie Foster also said she thought winning her Oscar was a \u2018fluke\u2019.&nbsp;\u201cI thought everybody would find out, and they\u2019d take the Oscar back,\u201d&nbsp;she continued.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we return to my tweet above, seasoned horror stalwart Ramsey Campbell, who has been writing for over fifty years and won a metric ton of awards, stated&nbsp;\u201cI often feel as if I\u2019ve brought nothing to my field but imitations of better work,\u201d&nbsp;which is mind-blowing to me, as someone who looks up to Campbell and his lifetime of achievements.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;point is,&nbsp;Imposter Syndrome&nbsp;doesn\u2019t seem to discriminate when it comes to choosing a victim. It can hit at any point throughout your career and have a dramatic effect on your ability to write, focus, and feel <a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/writing-and-burnout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">motivated<\/a>. Whilst it is perhaps unrealistic to&nbsp;expect to avoid&nbsp;Imposter Syndrome&nbsp;completely, there are ways to begin to overcome it or at least manage the effects if you are suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"How-to-Overcome-Imposter-Syndrome\"><strong>How To Overcome Imposter Syndrome<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, there\u2019s no quick fix, no&nbsp;Imposter Syndrome&nbsp;treatment out there in the shape of a pill or a jab. Overcoming&nbsp;Imposter Syndrome&nbsp;starts exactly where it lives\u2026in the mind! Let\u2019s beginning with learning to recognise it.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Recognition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Much like the&nbsp;advice we gave for how&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/writing-and-burnout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to handle&nbsp;writer&nbsp;burnout<\/a>, the first step to dealing with any problem is to identify what that problem is.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>That means asking yourself a few&nbsp;questions:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do you constantly compare yourself to others?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you sometimes find it difficult to celebrate the success of your peers?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you experience self-doubt more regularly than most?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do&nbsp;you&nbsp;self-sabotage?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you have a poor understanding of your own&nbsp;skills and competence?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are you consistently hard on yourself?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you attribute success to external things like luck, or being in the right place at the right time?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are you constantly afraid of letting people down or failing to live up to expectations?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you set extremely high goals for yourself and get disappointed when you can\u2019t meet them?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These could all be examples of Imposter Syndrome, which can be driven by a number of things:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/how-to-write-according-to-myers-briggs-personality-type\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">existing personality traits<\/a>, a competitive environment, stress, and even your upbringing and childhood experiences. Recognising that you\u2019re struggling and being able to put a name to your symptoms can be empowering and enable you to take the next step&nbsp;after recognition: tackling the problem.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But how&nbsp;do you treat&nbsp;Imposter Syndrome? Well, there are a number of things you can do.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong>Stop Thinking About It\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Quite literally, stop.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know, I know. If it was that easy, you wouldn\u2019t be here, right? Telling someone to \u2018stop thinking about&nbsp;it\u2019 when they are in the middle of an anxiety attack or genuine crisis is not the most sympathetic thing a person can&nbsp;do and&nbsp;trust me&nbsp;&#8211; I\u2019ve been on the receiving end of many well-meaning comments along those lines.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But bear with me, because in dark times&nbsp;when I question my place at The Table, I\u2019ve found that the quickest and most successful way out of my funk is to literally stop thinking about it. Stop dead, switch that part of my brain right off.&nbsp;I\u2019m aware that spiralling into&nbsp;self-doubt is not helpful, and while it is understandable and natural and not really something we invite or anticipate, I also know that thinking about my own inadequacies obsessively is a poor use of my time and limited energy. So, I try to stop. I try to&nbsp;identify when I\u2019m trapped in a downward spiral.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a number of ways I do this, but most of them involve me physically changing my situation by going for a walk, going into another room, getting away from my desk and making a coffee, listening to music, taking a shower, sometimes even having a nap or putting a movie on to distract myself from the looming sense of worthlessness. Once I have broken the cognitive loop and given my brain a desperately needed break, I find it is easier to move onto other,&nbsp;healthier ways of thinking.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/authorimpostersyndromeheaderimage-1024x327.jpg\" alt=\"how to overcome imposter syndrome\" class=\"wp-image-454943\" width=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/authorimpostersyndromeheaderimage-1024x327.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/authorimpostersyndromeheaderimage-600x192.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/authorimpostersyndromeheaderimage-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/authorimpostersyndromeheaderimage-768x245.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/authorimpostersyndromeheaderimage-1536x491.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/authorimpostersyndromeheaderimage-2048x654.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/authorimpostersyndromeheaderimage-640x205.jpg 640w, https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/authorimpostersyndromeheaderimage-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Self-Belief<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This one involves you making a deliberate and mental shift in your thinking every time fraud syndrome strikes. I call it reframing, and it can be as simple as reversing the narrative when you catch yourself having thoughts of self-doubt, for example: instead of thinking \u2018I don\u2019t belong at this table,\u2019 you deliberately decide to adjust your thinking to \u2018I deserve my place at this table, because I have worked hard for it\u2019. And just to be clear: we all deserve a place at the table, despite what you may hear, have been taught, or be led to believe.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/worklife\/article\/20200724-why-imposter-syndrome-hits-women-and-women-of-colour-harder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This article&nbsp;<\/a>talks about how women and women of colour&nbsp;suffer more from&nbsp;Imposter Syndrome&nbsp;than other peers due to societal imbalances and&nbsp;prejudice and&nbsp;is an interesting&nbsp;(if somewhat depressing)&nbsp;read.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While positive thinking cannot, sadly, help with systemic discrimination in the workplace or within your chosen career, it can help lighten your mental burden a little if you are prone to being consistently hard on yourself. Even if you know, deep down, that you don\u2019t believe the more positive statements you are forcing yourself to say, over time, continuously&nbsp;retraining your internal narrative can have a rather dramatic effect on your ability to shrug off Imposter Syndrome.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of focussing on the things you can\u2019t do, it forces you to recognise the things you&nbsp;<em>can<\/em>. Put simply: if you switch your focus actively from the negative to the positive, the chances are you\u2019ll feel better in yourself and more confident in your own abilities as a result.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Recognise The Difference Between Being Humble And Self-Loathing<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Us writers are a very self-aware bunch, but sadly many of us have grown up in a world where self-deprecation is more acceptable than tooting our own horn.&nbsp;This industry is especially harsh on anyone crowing too loudly.&nbsp;But there\u2019s a fine line between being wry about yourself and continuously running yourself down. Indulging in some affirmative behaviour might not come naturally, and feels awkward at the best of times, but it has benefits.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Meditation And Mantras<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Positive thinking is often the starting point in a healthier self-fulfilling cycle&nbsp;\u2013 but these aren\u2019t easy to do alone so try a meditation app or looking up some positive\/self-affirming mantras.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Likewise\u2026&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Establish Healthy Habits<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are prone to anxiety-induced self-doubt, cutting back on stimulants (coffee, sugar, alcohol) and getting as much sleep and exercise in as you\u00a0can, will\u00a0calm the body\u2026 and the mind.\u00a0Maybe combine yoga and running with a podcast on positivity or author success stories to inspire you (if they don\u2019t make you feel worse)!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Track Your Successes<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I know it\u2019s weird, but I track everything. Every single thing. Pages read in Kindle Unlimited. Royalties earned. Copies sold. New followers on social media. Subscribers to my newsletter. Reviews on Goodreads or Amazon.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For some, this might be extreme and perhaps a tad pitiful, but for me, the metrics serve as reference points for when I\u2019m wildly spiralling into the depths of despair. In particular, I like to make a point of looking at how far I\u2019ve come since I began my journey as a writer. The benefit of statistics is that it is extremely easy to see at a glance how much progress you\u2019ve made.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When my&nbsp;first book came out it sold tiny numbers of copies in its first few months, (although I still considered it amazing that anyone bought a copy at all). Over the years the book has performed steadily, until the&nbsp;number of&nbsp;copies sold tipped over into the thousands. This was a benchmark that was hard for my brain to argue with&nbsp;&#8211; looking at demonstrable growth helped with my feelings of inadequacy.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In times of severe self-doubt, focusing on measurables rather than the sensation of being under qualified or fraudulent made a&nbsp;big difference. Also: spreadsheets and graphs are amazing confidence boosters and I\u2019ll die on that small, unimpressive hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Build A Network Of Other Creatives<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is probably the most important one for me. Surrounding yourself with supportive creatives who understand what&nbsp;Imposter Syndrome&nbsp;feels like and can not only commiserate,&nbsp;but also bash you around the head affectionately with a pillow and tell you how silly you are being,&nbsp;is everything.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are more likely to&nbsp;be understood by&nbsp;another person within your industry than&nbsp;by&nbsp;other friends and relatives, who perhaps won\u2019t understand as much about the stresses and pressures of a creative career as you would like them to.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a wonderful community of folk out there who are more than happy to hold you up when you\u2019re feeling down, and I have become a lot less shy about asking my peers for support with severe imposter syndrome, which they are happy to give.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Keep Writing<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s vital, when you are stuck on a project that is making you think negatively about yourself, to keep writing. Some find that having more than one project on the go at once helps as you always have something left to pin your hopes on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also wish to get&nbsp;other authors and reviewers whom you trust&nbsp;to&nbsp;beta-read&nbsp;your&nbsp;latest works (if and when they have time). It certainly helps me with&nbsp;self-doubt, because their fair, balanced feedback not only motivates me, but also helps&nbsp;to improve my writing&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;which&nbsp;is&nbsp;a win-win.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Take-Your-Seat-at-the-Table\"><strong>Take Your Seat At The Table<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopefully, knowing&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;not alone when it comes to the struggles of&nbsp;Imposter Syndrome&nbsp;is helpful, as is the knowledge that it\u2019s an unfortunate but natural part of a demanding&nbsp;writing&nbsp;career full of highs and lows, stresses and uncertainties.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being able to cognitively drag your brain away from negative thoughts and learning&nbsp;to lean on like-minded people, as well as employ positive self-talk and thinking wherever possible, should help you through the darkest days and hopefully, diminish the symptoms a little.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And remember: the&nbsp;feelings of worthlessness do not tally up with the actual evidence of your abilities. 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