I stayed professional on the outside in a difficult job, but internally I was constantly second-guessing everything. Have you ever had to mask how you really felt at work?

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I feel like we're all masking to certain degrees all the time. Even in a healthy workplace, you can't really be your true and authentic self at work. We have to put on a little bit of a professional front, and that is only magnified in a toxic workplace.

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That’s very true, it’s a shame we have to put on such a front all the time though!

Basically every day. If I responded to people the way I wanted to respond to people, I would be fired on a very regular basis. What you are describing is imposter syndrome, and it is completely normal. Just remember that we are all out here winging it.

Very true, never thought of it as imposter syndrome before!

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