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When imposter syndrome leads to self-sabotage

I got drunk at an opening last night and told everyone my work was garbage and now I have to see these people again

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The fear of being exposed as inadequate can manifest as preemptive self-destruction, confirming the very inadequacy it seeks to hide from.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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