I AM HAVING MAJOR IMPOSTOR SYNDROME REGARDING THE FAT STUDIES CONFERENCE. WHO THE SHIT AM I? WHY AM I GIVING A TALK ABOUT BEING A FAT BLOGGER? EXACTLY HOW IS THIS RELEVANT? WILL THE AUDIENCE POLITELY IGNORE THE SWEAT I PREDICT WILL BE STREAMING DOWN MY FACE? WILL ANYONE EVEN TURN UP TO MY PANEL*?
* THEY SHOULD, THE TITLE OF THE PANEL IS “TELLING FAT STORIES”.
AHH you cant have this fear because that means i need to have this fear times 1000. which i do but thats beside the point because i really want to come to your presentation and i go so red its verging on purple so sweat is much preferred.
i definitely get the imposter feeling just sitting in on a seminar SO I”M PRETTY FUCKED FOR THE CONFERENCE.
I think we should make an off-conference panel called WHY ARE WE EVEN HERE OH GOD. I bet lots of people attend and we can teach each other our nervous coping skills! I tend to shake my hands a lot and do knees-ups while making incomprehensible sounds.
DEAL. Can we please be friends at the conference? I don’t know anyone :/
I plan to get so absorbed in the person’s presentation before me that i forget i even have to go. and then panic and get megy awkward when i get up there. sounds like a great plan of attack to me.
Sure! Are you going to go to the Bodies Abound event on the Friday? We might meet before then but we can definitely chill out if you’re coming on the bus to Newtown! Make sure if you see me to flag me down :D