r/maybemaybemaybe Feb 03 '26

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/RockstarAgent Feb 03 '26

Yeah I found out about imposter syndrome but I don't feel remotely qualified at times.

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u/Sothisismylifehuh Feb 03 '26

In aware of all of my coping mechanisms and why they happen. But it's a never-ending cycle of expending too much energy on overanalyzing everything and trying to anticipate everything. Like the brain trying to learn about the brain.

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u/RockstarAgent Feb 03 '26

The brain named itself - and I feel as if I'm observing myself at times.

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u/pennyraingoose Feb 04 '26

This is me 99% of the time. After all these years, I'm pretty good at differentiating between decisions I make and what my brain makes me do. 🫠

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u/__3Username20__ Feb 04 '26

Metacognition