Based in Houston, Dr. Anita Bangale draws on extensive knowledge of physical and mental health as a life coach and board-certified emergency medicine physician. In her Houston-based consultancy practice Diya Coaching, Dr. Anita Bangale employs an evidence-based approach in channeling clients’ personal journeys in directions that promote wellness, and positive habits and energy.
Even the most successful people experience persistent doubts at times in their lives and one issue that many must overcome is “impostor syndrome.” This often manifests as a sense that one does not belong, or that one’s position and accomplishments are not actually deserved.
Often this relates to anxiety, neuroticism, and other innate personality traits, associated with a sensitivity that can take positive and negative forms. It also has to do with one’s environment and can have behavioral and family causes.
For example, deeply embedded memories of one’s best efforts in school never being quite enough to meet one’s parents’ approval can have a lasting impact. Similarly, having brothers or sisters who competed and outshone you can leave scars. They may lead to a compulsive, self-perpetuating cycle of needing to achieve in order to be considered worthy of love or approval.
The causes may also be rooted in externalities such as institutionalized discrimination, in which the confidence that comes with a sense of belonging is rarely present. Whether the issue is a woman holding her own in a male-dominated STEM field, or being an outlier in a social environment dominated by one ethnicity or social status, imposter feelings can easily emerge.
In working to overcome impostor syndrome, the first step is to acknowledge that it exists and then to set about observing the ways it manifests. People often seek out help from a professional, who can assist them in reframing their thoughts and implementing other strategies to address their self doubt.
Even the most successful people experience persistent doubts at times in their lives and one issue that many must overcome is “impostor syndrome.” This often manifests as a sense that one does not belong, or that one’s position and accomplishments are not actually deserved.
Often this relates to anxiety, neuroticism, and other innate personality traits, associated with a sensitivity that can take positive and negative forms. It also has to do with one’s environment and can have behavioral and family causes.
For example, deeply embedded memories of one’s best efforts in school never being quite enough to meet one’s parents’ approval can have a lasting impact. Similarly, having brothers or sisters who competed and outshone you can leave scars. They may lead to a compulsive, self-perpetuating cycle of needing to achieve in order to be considered worthy of love or approval.
The causes may also be rooted in externalities such as institutionalized discrimination, in which the confidence that comes with a sense of belonging is rarely present. Whether the issue is a woman holding her own in a male-dominated STEM field, or being an outlier in a social environment dominated by one ethnicity or social status, imposter feelings can easily emerge.
In working to overcome impostor syndrome, the first step is to acknowledge that it exists and then to set about observing the ways it manifests. People often seek out help from a professional, who can assist them in reframing their thoughts and implementing other strategies to address their self doubt.
