How to deal with your imposter (syndrome)

“For this With Those with Imposter Syndrome” by cogdogblog is licensed with CC BY 2.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Imagine a secret you wanted nobody to know got out. Your friends, family, and colleagues stare at you in a different light. Those who suffer from imposter syndrome fight to stay out of that light.

I suffered a near mental breakdown 8 years ago in my sophomore year at University of Wisconsin-Madison. That semester I had 19 college credits (equal to six classes and 3 hours of weekly…