Pensavo di essere io... invece è la Sindrome dell’Impostore

You know when you have that voice in your head that says “You don’t deserve this, you’re not good enough, it’s just a stroke of luck… soon, you’ll be found out!” All this has a name: impostor syndrome. And it’s the syndrome of capable people.

According to studies, 85% of adults feel inadequate or incompetent in their work, and 70% of people experience “impostor syndrome” at some point during their careers. It’s that fear of being exposed that  sneaks in between professional accomplishments or between sporting achievements, when the joy of the reached objective is overshadowed by the powerful, painful sense that, in actual fact, other people think we are better than we really are – the notion than any result is owed to chance (or other people’s wickedness).

Finally, after a lifetime of feeling isolated, misunderstood by those who often envied her, and of making up excuses and trying to justify herself, Florencia Di Stefano brings us a book that skilfully combines her personal story with psychological enquiry, self-help methods and fiction, to help explain the various sides of this phenomenon, and, above all, show us the way to shake off this inferiority complex and develop – at long last – some healthy personal pride.