Feeling like you belong gives a person self-esteem and confidence, and having community is a protective factor building resilience through obstacles like life transitions, divorce, loss, and even daily stressors. In contrast, Imposter Syndrome, a popular phrase describing anxiety symptoms like self-doubt, impending failure, and low self-worth, does just the opposite. Even if a person has every right to be where they are, anxiety curls the edges of self-certainty like a slow-growing mold turning what should be a given into stomach-aching uncertainty and a sense of inadequacy. Feelings like this often derive from unprocessed trauma and neglect, perfectionism, and experiences of rejection or betrayal as well as genetics or brain chemistry. Anxiety is one of the main reasons people seek out therapy, and here are some ways therapy can help.
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