Waiting to be found out. Convinced your success is luck. Sure that everyone else knows what they're doing except you. ILTY helps you see past the imposter narrative.
You got the job, the promotion, the acceptance. But instead of feeling like you earned it, you're waiting for them to realize their mistake. Every success is luck. Every compliment is politeness. Every challenge is proof that you're not actually qualified.
The evidence doesn't matter. You can list your accomplishments and still feel like a fraud. You can receive praise and still hear 'they just don't know the real me.' Imposter syndrome isn't a logic problem—it's a feeling that overrides logic.
So you overwork. Over-prepare. Set impossible bars to prove you deserve to be here, then move the goalpost when you clear them. Or you hold back—don't speak up, don't apply, don't try—because not trying feels safer than being exposed.
ILTY helps you examine the imposter narrative. Not with empty affirmations—'you're amazing!'—but by actually looking at the evidence your brain is ignoring. What's real and what's anxiety wearing a disguise?
Imposter syndrome cherry-picks evidence. ILTY helps you look at the full picture—including the things you're conveniently discounting.
Not cheerleading—actual evidence. What have you done? What do people keep coming to you for? What do you know that you're pretending you don't?
That constant dread of exposure. ILTY helps you examine what exactly you think would be 'found out' and whether it's real.
Big meeting? New role? Presentation to leadership? Talk through the imposter thoughts before they derail your performance.
Imposter syndrome is incredibly common among high-achievers. Understanding that it's a pattern—not truth—can reduce its power.
Sometimes you genuinely need to grow. Sometimes anxiety is lying. ILTY helps you tell the difference so you can respond appropriately.
ILTY isn't scripted. Here's the kind of support you can expect:
“I just started a new senior role and I'm surrounded by people who seem to know exactly what they're doing. I got this position but I have no idea how. I keep thinking they'll figure out I'm not qualified within the first month.”
New roles are imposter syndrome's favorite playground—everything is unfamiliar, so the 'evidence' for being a fraud feels overwhelming. But let's look at this: they didn't hand this role to a random person. What was their process for selecting you? What did they see that you're dismissing?
“I just won an award at work and my first thought was 'they must have had a weak candidate pool this year.' I can't even enjoy it. What's wrong with me?”
Nothing is wrong with you—this is textbook imposter syndrome. You literally received external validation and your brain's immediate response was to invalidate it. Notice the pattern: no evidence is ever enough because imposter syndrome moves the goalpost. What would it take for you to believe you deserved this?
ILTY is support for everyday challenges—the worry, the rumination, the difficult moments. For clinical conditions, it works best alongside professional care.
Imposter syndrome isn't a clinical diagnosis, but it's a well-documented psychological pattern first identified in 1978. It's extremely common—studies suggest up to 70% of people experience it at some point. It's real, it's painful, and it's not a character flaw.
ILTY can help you recognize imposter thoughts, examine evidence more objectively, and reduce the pattern's intensity over time. For deep-rooted imposter syndrome that's significantly impacting your career or wellbeing, therapy can address the underlying causes more comprehensively.
That's a fair question, and ILTY isn't going to gaslight you into thinking you're perfect. Sometimes you genuinely have skill gaps—and that's normal and addressable. ILTY helps you distinguish between 'I have things to learn' (normal, healthy) and 'I'm a fraud who doesn't deserve to be here' (imposter syndrome, not helpful).
ILTY is free during beta. When you need support, start a conversation and see if it helps.