Imposter syndrome is a real and very prevalent thing that I have felt in past situations. I did not fully understand where I had felt like an imposter before completing this lesson. There have been times during fieldwork and when presenting assignments and ideas to others that I have thought that what I was bringing to the table was not going to be good enough or that I did not know how to do something good enough to perform it on someone in the real world. And you can ask my husband, I am not the best at taking compliments or high praises for something that I have done. It's something I really need to work on. The Clance IP Scale showed that I had had moderate IP experiences in the past with a score of 45 and I think that is pretty accurate for myself. The highest score that I gave a question was about being afraid to fail at a new assignment or undertaking even though I generally do well at what I attempt. This is very true for how I feel in many situations. When I'm about to do something new or am going into a new situation that I've never been in before, I seem to have some anxiety thinking that I might not be good at it. I like to do things that I know I am good at and more than likely will not fail at. I really liked one suggestion of writing professional goals for yourself just like you would a client so you do not become stagnant with your performance and are continuing to grow as a practitioner. I need to do this to push myself out of my comfort zone and to get me to do new things that I never have before. I think this topic is very helpful to study and become more aware of so we can come up with strategies to overcome these feelings and know that we belong where we are and have worked hard to get there.
