[Positive is positive, negative is negative. He can follow that. He's curious about it but doesn't want to push further. Maybe another day, but not now. He huffs in amusement.]
The thing about being brave is you don't usually feel brave. It feels like pretending, so the people around you don't get worried. But... that doesn't change the fact that you are being brave.
[He hesitates before going on, trying to think of something.]
... There's a thing called 'imposter syndrome', where you feel like you're not worthy of being around people because you think that they're smarter than you or kinder than you or somehow more worthy than you. And a lot of times more than one person in that group has it, which means that they think you're smarter or more kind or whatever. And knowing what it is - your brain tricking you about things - doesn't make it go away, but sometimes it makes it easier.
If I'm brave, so are you. You didn't run away. You didn't hide.
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[Positive is positive, negative is negative. He can follow that. He's curious about it but doesn't want to push further. Maybe another day, but not now. He huffs in amusement.]
The thing about being brave is you don't usually feel brave. It feels like pretending, so the people around you don't get worried. But... that doesn't change the fact that you are being brave.
[He hesitates before going on, trying to think of something.]
... There's a thing called 'imposter syndrome', where you feel like you're not worthy of being around people because you think that they're smarter than you or kinder than you or somehow more worthy than you. And a lot of times more than one person in that group has it, which means that they think you're smarter or more kind or whatever. And knowing what it is - your brain tricking you about things - doesn't make it go away, but sometimes it makes it easier.
If I'm brave, so are you. You didn't run away. You didn't hide.