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Patient received a promotion 11 weeks ago and has, every morning since, waited for the email saying it was a mistake. Has a PhD. Has 14 years of experience. Has been specifically told they earned it. Still prepares, internally, for the 'we meant to hire someone else' conversation. It will not happen. Patient is bracing anyway.
Chronic. Does not improve with promotion. Gets worse.
None. Compliments are deflected. Criticism is internalized fully.
Patients with Terminal Imposter Syndrome Promotion typically present with some or all of the following:
This is the Institute's entry for Terminal Imposter Syndrome Promotion — a terminal condition cataloged for archival purposes and shared for patient use. No prescription exists. No intervention has been shown effective. Recognition is the primary benefit of diagnosis.
Formal name: Fraus sui percepta persistens. Not found in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. Found, routinely, in the patient population.
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