Imposter Syndrome

Combatting the feeling of imposter syndrome has been one of the biggest, unexpected struggles that I have had to deal with in #gradschool.

I’m still not great at dealing with it but just try to remind myself that I have worked really hard and spent a lot of time studying and learning and deserve to be where I am.

What have you found helps you??

#lemon8contest #AskLemon8 #impostersyndrome #schooltips

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