I’m going to try to write about it more, but lately I’ve been super down on myself. I’ve been working really hard (60 hour weeks, weekend work, the whole deal) and still feel like I’m never doing enough.

From a practical standpoint, I know I’m doing all that can be expected of me, but it’s really impacting my confidence and spilling into other aspects of my life. I’ve withdrawn from & avoided a lot of my (virtual) social interaction lately; I’ve even been hiding from my roommates.

Which prompts my question—

When you’re going through a serious crisis of confidence, and insecurity impacts everything you do (or don’t do!), what do you do to build yourself back up?

My impostor syndrome has kicked in bigtime and even when I get external praise, I convince myself it’s a fluke and I don’t deserve it. What is my approach to giving myself more credit?

A few lil updates for people who haven’t heard from me in awhile:

• I finished undergrad in Dec 2018!
  
• I finished grad school & graduated virtually last May
  
• I’m working full time as an engineer
  
• Living in Michigan currently and planning to be here for a minute
  
• I adopted a shelter dog last August
  
• Currently watching Hilda on Netflix as my comfort show
• I’m working towards buying a house (!!!) which is a very scary thing
  
• I’ve been working super hard on Being Happy and I would say lately I’ve been doing a super good job (all things considered)
• I’m planning on maybe going back to school for another degree? But it’s too soon to say for sure
• I genuinely do not understand the new tumblr UI sos