RACHEL BUCHAN is a psychotherapist with a private practice on Wimpole Street in London (rachelbuchan
psychotherapy.co.uk)
We all feel out of our depth at work from time to time; anxious about a presentation or meeting, for example, or momentarily outshone by an ambitious colleague. And that’s normal. The odd bout of nerves can help us to up our game and perform at our best. For some people, however, these occasional confidence wobbles can tip into something all together less healthy – a chronic condition experts call impostor syndrome.
What is impostor syndrome?