Thanks again :) This post was not about judgement, or privilege, or who gets it worse from the skinny/fat binary (Healhty! Only answer) I hope it wasn't taken adversely, but I understand that it's a sensitive issue. I was trying (posted to Me, My Weight and I: Tales from that skinny girl)
Also: we're also having an interesting discussion over at The F-Wave about this issue (http://thefwave.wordpress.com) Check it out! (posted to Me, My Weight and I: Tales from that skinny girl)
As a huge bookworm, I have always been positive that every librarian I've met was a superheroine/superhero in disguise. They were the gatekeepers to the magical world of books and knowledge! Librarians rule all. *I read banned books!!!* (posted to Librarians are Awesome.)
This is definitely a common trend in the academic world, but I've seen it among women before too. When I was in my 2nd year, a friend and I (we were both execs on our Women's Studies Student Association at (posted to Imposter Syndrome )
I totally have the imposter syndrome. I just started a new job - senior management, high-paying position. I keep waiting for them to figure out they've made a mistake and that I'm not really qualified. I work in a field (posted to Imposter Syndrome )
This is me too. I'm in grad school and keep doubting the quality of the class when I keep getting A's. I assume that the org I work for is deficient because they promote and rely on me. I contradict (posted to Imposter Syndrome )
This is my experience in academia too. My dad did his PhD research on gifted adolescents and named Impostor Syndrome as a common trait among gifted kids. (posted to Imposter Syndrome )
Interested to hear your thoughts, but I had a hard time making any sense of them. (posted to Imposter Syndrome )
Hm ... gotta say: "natural" in what sense? That it happens? That makes rape, murder, child abuse ... all those things are "natural" in the sense that they happen and have always happened. I think I'd need to understand better (posted to Imposter Syndrome )
