“I feel like a fraud.” “I'm not good at this.” “Who am I to deserve this?” “I just got lucky.” “I can't do this.” Most of us have experienced at some point in our lives the feeling of self-doubt and unworthiness. But when you still feel incapable even though your accomplishments are a result of your own knowledge, hard work, and preparation — then you're probably suffering from impostor syndrome. What is impostor syndrome? In 1978, female American psychologists Pauline Rose Clance and Suzanne Imes identified Impostor/imposter syndrome as the idea that you’ve only succeeded due to luck, and not...

  Creating and producing great content can be downright difficult. From graphic designing, to writing, it’s usually hard to start something or produce something spontaneously when you are all tired and your brain no longer helps you to continue. Creative constipation is indeed a hindrance for us who are in the creative industry. And as a writer, I have discovered my own ways to overcome creative block. Here are a few ways of what you can do to relieve it: Photo from Lisa Fotios / Pexels     Take a break Creative block usually occurs when one encounters stress in...

  Stressed out? Ill-tempered? Burned out? Maybe it’s time that you need a mental-fitness routine. For months, therapists have reported a significant increase in clients who are becoming anxious, worried or depressed due to current events—the COVID-19 pandemic, economic woes, and lockdown. According to Dr. Roland Cortez, chief of the National Center for Mental Health in the Philippines, every day, ever since the ECQ took effect in Luzon in March, they are receiving more 200 calls in their hospital to address people’s mental health issues. “Mood disorder, as prime characteristic of depression, is on the rise. Many people feel sad...

We are only less than 2 weeks away through 2020, and as cliché as it sounds — it’s the worst year ever — beloved celebrities have died, natural disasters occurred, our daily routines have drastically changed — we literally experienced events we thought we would never have. Although we acknowledge the harsh reality of an incredibly difficult year — many have lost their loved ones, many are struggling, many feel sad, scared, frustrated and broken — there’s also nothing wrong with looking at the brighter side of this year, because despite all the bad news we witnessed, there are still...

This year is unlike any other, and literally the worst year our generation has ever experienced — even the Times Magazine claims that. So, we should not treat 2020 the same way as we did to any other — counting up your accomplishments, and failure like you usually do at the very end of the year. You shouldn’t compare everything you’ve done this year to the years in your past. You shouldn’t feel guilty about all the things on last year’s resolution list that failed to come to execution this year. You should be gentle on yourself when you’re looking...