See, I do many things to make the people I love proud and to prove to myself that I am capable of doing anything I put my mind into. But sometimes I get overwhelmed and I start to panic and I feel like I'm not doing good enough. I find myself looking back in anger and guilt and looking forward in anxiety and fear. I just don't get it. How my brain stresses itself out, thinking about events in my future that aren't even remotely near
Sontaia Briggs
@PKBriggs · 1:17
So just sort of being in the presence of your experience. And I think you said this earlier today or this week. It's okay to not be okay. And I think that is how you get to be OK. So thank you so much. This is a gift
Theertha Panachoor
@theertha · 0:46
Hi. Thank you so much for replying. And everything you just said makes so much sense. And I really appreciate your reply. And what I was talking about is called the imposter syndrome, but I did not want to label it because I didn't want people who relate to be like, oh, my God, I have a syndrome. Is there something wrong with me? I did not want that to happen, so I didn't put that in. But yes, that is the Imposter syndrome
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15
Sontaia Briggs
@PKBriggs · 0:27
Oh, okay. I appreciate that perspective. You know what? You're absolutely right. I don't want syndrome. Sounds very intense. And yeah, if you if you are experiencing that whomever is listening. It's it's something that that a lot of us go through. And it's totally okay. And you work through it and just remember to be kind to yourself and you deserve everything that you have. Thank you again for creating this conversation. Bye
Or maybe the extreme version of that is judging and we're trying to get rid of that? I don't know. I'm thinking from the perspective of a theologian, a shaman and journey and a human being, and I am a perfectionist in my personality. I have these traits where I just don't know how far this far, and as an end result, sometimes I break barriers, I break ceilings. And so if I had the mentality of no don't go too far