Imposter syndrome is truly a real thing. Even the most successful suffer from it.
Could be because of educational background, or comparisons with others and more recently, the fear of obsolescence (like by AI).
Youngsters that can’t cope sometimes end up doing the unthinkable, like a 25 year old super smart kid that launched himself to his end from a 9th floor balcony.
Why do we struggle like this?
Perhaps because we believe that we are only as good as the work we do. That we are only as good as the job titles we carry.
Is that all there is to life? In this material world where we are taught to self-aggrandize above all, maybe that is the sad reality.
But such life has no purpose. Spiritual purpose is the only way out of this nasty cycle.