The universe is probably going to embarrass me for this tomorrow but I'm posting it anyway.
Holy Darkness, you guys, I think I just had something of a revelation. Why do these things always happen at three in the morning?
( Shameless self-aggrandisement under here! )
( Shameless self-aggrandisement under here! )
"Imposter syndrome"? This fucked up, shit-awful way I've felt pretty much my entire adult life has a name?
I don't know whether to be pleased that at least I'm not alone, or sad that apparently so many other people feel exactly the same way.
But oh my gods, you go girl! You have done so much, achieved stuff that you can justifiably be proud of - and believe me, if you can actually enumerate those things, you're kicking the shit out of "Imposter Syndrome"!
I'm so damned proud to know you - because you are indeed awesome!
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*hugs* I know, I too was stunned to find out that it was actually a recognised effect (although apparently not yet listed as a formal medical/psych disorder) and I think it probably does help to know that it is! Certainly I felt better for learning it, although I know what you mean about the sadness that goes with it - it's just not fair that so many good people have to be convinced that they don't deserve their breaks!
But oh my gods, you go girl! You have done so much, achieved stuff that you can justifiably be proud of - and believe me, if you can actually enumerate those things, you're kicking the shit out of "Imposter Syndrome"!
I'm so damned proud to know you - because you are indeed awesome!Thank you, sincerely, from the bottom of my heart. ^_^ This really does mean a lot to me. And I'm proud to know you, too, for what it's worth - you've achieved plenty of awesome stuff that I've seen, and deserve just as much pride and ( ... )
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You mean this icon? It's from a clip on "Undertaker - This is My Yard" - I suspect it's the Brothers of Destruction doing some match planning with baby Hardy Boyz, although from memory there's no dialogue/sound with it.
-gigglefits- Although my irretrievably dirty mind has its own theories about why anyone might feel . . . inadequate around those big boys.
From the same DVD, I give you this capture:
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(I really should ask you... do you have AIM? And if so would you be interested in trading screennames? This sort of thing is always that much more fun in real time, after all... *g*)
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Keep that good mood going, girl! Because you do deserve it!
And the Universe ain't gonna say a damn thing about it . . . because the Universe takes care of its own. I firmly believe in that.
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And the Universe ain't gonna say a damn thing about it . . . because the Universe takes care of its own. I firmly believe in that.
*nods* I believe that, too. I just don't like to get too arrogant in my reliance on it, cos I suspect that this truth exists in dualistic opposition to the inevitability of Murphy's Law... *grin*
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