Imposter Syndrome
As I prepare for my level II fieldwork rotations, my feelings are all over the place. I know I spent the last two years soaking up the most valuable information and knowledge that will help me be successful in the clinic, but I can't help but feel "not ready." This is, in its essence, Imposter Syndrome/ Phenomenon. It's the feeling of overwhelming inadequacy despite putting so much hard work and effort into something. As I was taking the Clance IP Scale questionnaire, I realized I relate more strongly with a lot of the statements than I anticipated. Just one example is when I am praised for an accomplishment, I don't feel like I can fulfill the the expectations in the future. I felt this way when I was elected as the ASD delegate for our SOTA and never truly felt like I fulfilled the role. I also felt like a fraud being inducted into the PTE honor society. I scored quite high on this questionnaire, which surprised me. While I didn't initially think it was eff