Quiet Time

This tragic facial expression = how I feel when I'm battling imposter syndrome. imposter syndrome n. 1. a psychological term used to define a phenomenon where you feel like an imposter in your own life  2. a knockout to your mental health that makes you feel a) like everyone else has their s*** together while you don't and b) like you don't deserve to be where you are in life despite having earned it  symptoms include: feelings of incompetence and inconsequence and low self-esteem In the picture above, I'm looking off into the distance. This represents my comparison of myself to idealistic versions of other people. My mouth is forming the tiniest smile, but my eyes convey my true feelings of isolation and falsity. This represents how I have been guilty of furthering the cycle of imposter syndrome by faking that I have my life together.  Imposter syndrome is incredibly common and "normal," especially in a world where social media surrounds u