Imposter syndrome is no cause for shame Partha Kar consultant in diabetes and endocrinology How much of a problem for doctors is imposter syndrome? Is it just a term used by those who struggle to fit in? Is it a manifestation of totally natural self-doubt? Over the years we've lived with the rhetoric that successful people "don't show weakness" or "don't cry." When interacting virtually in the online world, it's far easier to make such judgments about others without knowing them as individuals.

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... In doing so we may be reinforcing false beliefs or perhaps even forcing someone to conform to a set opinion or view.