Paul T Mero

Unworthy Paul T Mero

Imposter Syndrome has affected me all of my life. Of all of the several books on the subject, none have told the story of Imposter Syndrome as autobiography -- until now. This is a story of the Imposter as revealed over six decades throughout my life - how I have experienced it, how it began, how it affected my relationships and work, how I came to identify it, its negative and unhealthy impact on my life, its subversive nature and, ultimately, how I have managed to conquer it. People struggling with imposterism often confuse the burden with its symptoms. We can mistake naturally occurring emotions and problems -- anxiety, nervousness, lack of confidence, depression, etc. -- as imposterism. It is something more. Imposterism is about irrationally and often pathologically expecting failure even as we succeed. This book is about a psychological and emotional problem and how I now overcome this problem every day - and how you can too.