That’s not to say some men can’t be tough on themselves also. However, when it comes to self-recrimination and shaming ourselves for our shortcomings, women reign supreme. It explains why, despite our best intentions to ‘forget perfect’ and live our ‘best life’ (and all the other platitudes that pepper our social media feeds), we often feel like we’re falling short. Way short. So short in fact that we’re constantly waiting for other people to cotton on to the fact that we are not near as clever or capable or deserving as they thought us to be. Little wonder so many women suffer from imposter syndrome.
If you relate in any way, rest assured, you’re not alone.
In fact, you’re in the company of a legion of other ‘flawsome’ women - many of them immensely capable and incredibly accomplished - who often wrestle with a lingering sense of inadequacy, as though they are not ‘enough’ of something.
