A term that I honestly have never heard of before but for the past 10 months have been suffering from. The feeling of inadequacy, to throw a blanket over the varying emotions I've been going through, is something so common amongst programmers that it has a name!
To summarize: Imposter Syndrome is the condition of feeling anxious and not experiencing success internally, despite being high-performing in external, objective ways. This condition often leads to people doubting their abilities in their respective fields. For me it results in procrastination, freezing up, very mean inner thoughts, and the overall feeling of "I don't deserve to be here, I'm going to fail like I always do". At least I'm not alone in my current cohort of fellow students at Flat Iron, we've all been going through it and trying to help each other out. Will I ever get past this thing? With time I'd hope so, but for now, I'll carry on struggling to not talk myself into dropping out at the end of every class day.
Here I'll throw up some of the things I do to try to alleviate imposter syndrome. Helping others during/after class is a great way to not only bond with your classmates but also a great way to learn from each other, As someone who's naturally more closed off I try to reach out as much as possible. Another thing I do is after class immediately go do some sort of physical activity whether that be walking my dogs, weight lifting in the garage, or just cooking, The key takeaway here is to find something you like to do that's physical activity it'll help your brain decompress. Lastly, just call it a day once class is done, too much of something will only overload you. It's best to take a break and start fresh the next day.
I hope my small rant/information helps anyone struggling like I currently am!