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How do combat Imposter Syndrome when people assume you're strong?
Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Cancer | Last Active: Aug 19, 2022 | Replies (9)Comment receiving replies
I agree that this is tough. I was writing about this idea the other day when I felt like I finally said something right in one of these moments; I was speaking to a woman whose husband just had a recurrence, so I did want to say something positive if I could (I ended up just sharing with her a bit of my personal experience that I thought might be helpful). Usually, I something like what @amandafl mentioned above about not sweating the small stuff or I just shrug off any compliments and change the subject, lol.
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I love that you responded this way. When I was first diagnosed, I was terrified. My first doctor (not Mayo) just told me to get my affairs in order. I didn’t want to be dismissed when I told people. I had a few people just say..Well, it’s in God’s hands now or you”ll be fine. This upset me even more. I think I wanted people to say, how are you doing or if they had been through it to share their own experiences to give me hope.