WHAT IS IMPOSTOR SYNDROME

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Impostor syndrome or impostor phenomenon is a type of mental condition where the person doubts his own accomplishments and fears whether their friends and colleagues will discover that they are fraud. Although it sounds too weird to be true but it exists in real life. Certain kinds of people believe their success comes from a series of luck and do not take their personal hard work into consideration. An article published in the International Journal of Behavioural Science pointed out that approximately 70% of people experienced these impostor feelings at some point in their lives. People of all walks of