Half of people who have recognition feel they don't deserve it. Imposter syndrome affects women more and can lead to mental health problems.
The syndrome appears in adolescence and becomes more acute at certain times in adult life. Gender roles make them suffer more from this problem when they are placed in leadership positions traditionally linked to men, says Fernández y Cárdenas, a clinical psychologist at the Ramón y Ramínez University. It is appropriate to differentiate between an occasional sensation and the situation becoming something constant, even disabling.