hi all, i think this is my first post here. i've been lurking since i made my first reddit account like six years ago. i was wondering if anyone else here experiences imposter syndrome with their symptoms/diagnosis. im even curious about the possibility of me being misdiagnosed.
for context, i was diagnosed with dyspraxia when i was 9. i am 19 now. it took around a for me to learn how to ride a bike from age 5 to 6. i was never really "good" in terms of riding skill or my coordination as i never took it seriously. Like every other dyspraxic kid i sucked at basic motor coordination (and still do).
fast forward to around the time i am 15 and a sophomore in high school. in my part of the US, high school mountain bike racing is an extremely popular sport. i had a few friends who did it and i was really interested. i didn't even race for the first 6 months that i tried it this beater mountain bike i got from a friend's dad. even though i was crashing multiple times a day, i was instantly hooked.
i ramped up to training upwards of 20 hours a week and started to actually not be the worst person on my team, about a year into it i started consistently finishing in the top 10% and often winning. i race at the highest collegiate level now.
around the same time, i started to develop a sense of imposter syndrome. how come im able to do this when it requires so much coordination and other things that dyspraxia impairs? outside of cycling, i still very obvious coordination issues and it very negatively affects my day to day life.
does anyone else also have this? it drives me insane literally every day. i can't write and i'll trip on myself multiple times a day, even when i'm walking in a straight line.