I think there's some confusion here. The effect is meant to describe the feelings being experienced and not the actual objective state of the individual. I hav

I think there's some confusion here. The effect is meant to describe the feelings being experienced and not the actual objective state of the individual. I have come across many people who had never heard the term before but immediately identified with having experienced such a state when it was explained to them. I also disagree that having names for things that is common to most peoples' experience is a bad idea. On the contrary, it helps people better understand their experience as a human. This isn't a competition to see who experiences it the most. In the case of impostor syndrome I have also found this is true. In my experience, once people are exposed to the idea they find it a great relief to know it is merely a cognitive bias and it makes them more confident about their abilities in the future.