The article discusses the struggles of an individual from a working-class immigrant background, now in a leadership role, who grapples with impostor syndrome and anxiety during professional meetings. Despite rising through the ranks, they find it difficult to engage with senior figures, fearing judgment and replaying conversations in their head. Frustration over self-doubt stems from a lack of familial encouragement in communication, intensified by personal mental health factors. The respondent suggests that feeling impostor syndrome isn't inherently negative, as it signals growth and adaptation, and emphasizes that skills like communication can be developed over time.
The mental load I have because of my background, the anxiety in the lead-up to meetings and the overthinking and shame I feel in the aftermath is exhausting.
If you feel it, it means you are stretching your comfort zone, you are doing something new that you just aren't used to yet, and these are good things to do.
Conversation was never a big thing in my family and I was never encouraged to speak out or express myself, especially as the youngest in the family.
You're not imagining the challenge of meetings. They're a skill like any other and some people have had a.
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