Psychiatry Chat

Home of the #PsychTwitter chat. At 8pm on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday’s of the month. Hosted by @poojalakshmin & @kazjnelson.

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Join @PoojaLakshmin & @KazJNelson on Tuesday January 28 at 8pm EST for @PsychiatryChat !

Our topic - dealing with imposter syndrome as a mental health professional.

Students, trainees, and all mental health professionals welcome. #psychtwitter #psychiatrychat

[Tamorah Lewis, MD, PhD @TamorahLewisMD]

Sitting in room with multiple research colleagues. Mention I was recently awarded the Harold Amos = career development award for UIM physician scientists.

Senior colleague: “but you’re not a minority”

Me: .....actually I am.

*awkward silence*

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Thank you everyone for joining us tonight! What a wonderful discussion. Please send topic ideas via DM directly or to @PoojaLakshmin and @KazJNelson!
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And, our last question of the night:

Q5: Has your experience with imposter syndrome taught you any helpful lessons?
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Q4. What words of advice do you have for students or trainees for dealing with imposter syndrome? 
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Question 3

Q3: Is it possible to "beat imposter syndrome? 
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@PsychDocStL @KazJNelson @PoojaLakshmin You're doing great! :)

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Great discussion everyone. On to question 2...

Q2: Are there particular situations or roles in which imposter syndrome is more likely to be triggered for you?
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Alright, let's get started with question 1!

Q1: How do you define imposter syndrome as it relates to your work as a mental health professional?
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Today for #psychiatrychat we have 5 questions. 
Questions will be labelled Q1, Q2, etc. please answer with the corresponding A1, A2, etc at the beginning of your tweet.
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Welcome to tonight's Psychiatry Chat! Your hosts are @PoojaLakshmin & @KazJNelson. We'll get started in a couple minutes. Please introduce yourself here & make sure to use #psychiatrychat for every tweet in today's chat!
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[Pooja Lakshmin MD @PoojaLakshmin]

In 90 minutes join me and @KazJNelson for @PsychiatryChat! Our topic is imposter syndrome as a mental health professional.
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[Pooja Lakshmin MD @PoojaLakshmin]

Tonight at 8pm EST! Join us for @PsychiatryChat.

We’ll be talking about imposter syndrome as a mental health professional.

Students and trainees welcome too!

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[Pooja Lakshmin MD @PoojaLakshmin]

TOMORROW at 8pm EST! Join me and @KazJNelson for @PsychiatryChat! Our topic is imposter syndrome as a mental health professional.

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[Pooja Lakshmin MD @PoojaLakshmin]

Tuesday Jan 28 at 8pm EST! Join me and @KazJNelson for @PsychiatryChat! Our topic is imposter syndrome as a mental health professional.

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Thank you all for joining us tonight for #psychiatrychat! Please send any topic suggestions to us via DM and look forward to seeing you next time!
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And our last question tonight...

Q4: When it comes to resolutions, how do you go about making realistic goals?
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Okay, this one's for team #noNYresolutions!

Q3: If you're not a New Year's resolution type of person, why not? Do you have another ritual instead?
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On to question 2:
Q2: Studies say that up to 80% of people will give up on their resolutions by the 2nd week of January. Why do you think this is? Have you kept up your resolutions so far?
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Okay, time for question 1!

Q1: Did you make any New Year's resolutions this year? What makes NY resolutions helpful to you? #psychiatrychat #psychtwitter