{"id":102928,"date":"2023-10-20T01:56:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T06:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=102928"},"modified":"2023-10-19T10:42:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T15:42:09","slug":"take-care-pushing-back-on-imposter-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/10\/20\/take-care-pushing-back-on-imposter-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Care: Pushing back on self-doubts, &#8216;imposter syndrome&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>Do you ever feel that everyone else is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Smarter than you are?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More compassionate and caring than you are?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More successful in their career or home life than you are?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If so, you may have&nbsp;a touch of imposter syndrome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imposter syndrome is a common condition. 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