Another belief of mine: that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker feels like an impostor among their peers, believing others have successfully grown up while they feel unchanged.
- In plain terms
- I feel like a child pretending to be an adult while everyone else seems grown up.
- What can you take from it?
- Impostor syndrome can make normal growth feel like a disguise.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did you start feeling like an adult?
- Who do you feel the most behind?
Another view
This feeling is common and does not mean one is actually immature.
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