Is it normal to think i won't be successful?

I come from a well-off family from a poor country and study molecular medicine in Germany. I went to the best school in my home country but still educational standards there are lower than in Germany so I got a higher note than I would in Germany. This way I ended up in molecular medicine without 100% deserving to, but on the other hand my school was teaching German material for the German final exams and it was so bad everyone survived only with expensive private lessons and I felt mentally abused by the whole system. In school I was not the best in the class and in university everyone seems to have the perfect routine. They manage to always be prepared for the next lecture while I manage to learn a third of the material for the same time. Everyone around me is very responsible and mentally stable and eager to achieve more, but I am introverted and depressed and can't even do my studying on time. I don't believe someone would take me seriously and I don't think I would get/deserve a well paying job, unless the only thing I think about in the next 10 years is hard work without any right to complain. Is it normal to think I won't be successful or are my views far from reality? How is it possible that my fellow students achieve so much but still have time for themselves?

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  • JohnMcBain1967

    sounds to me as though you have a Guilt and/or inferiority complex of what you deserve in life. Guilt is a useless emotion and if you have a vision set in your head you can and will achieve what you need to achieve.The bottom line is if you put the work in then you'll succeed, but also on the other hand there are people who just slide by in life and just get Lucky and fall into a good position. But try this, picture yourself as being incredibly successful in 10 years and do what's necessary to achieve that goal, see what happens you may surprise yourself

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  • Tilki77

    To me it sounds like you could have imposter syndrome (I have this issue myself). It's common among high achievers. You don't believe that you actually achieved anything honestly, that you are "phony". I'm scared of people finding out that even though I've done well at something, I'm not the kind of person that seems "successful".

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  • HImynamesidk

    I BELIEVE IN YOU!

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  • Someoneudontknow

    I believe everyone has those thoughts, I have

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  • HarryPotter17

    Sounds just like me. Take it one day at a time and never lose hope.

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