Hey. My defense is in two weeks, and I'm having an imposter syndrome panic attack.

I'm told my thesis is good. I'm told my practice talk is good. But I'm super afraid of just being outed when the date finally comes.

My mental health has really been in shambles this past year -- I just escaped from a psychologically abusive relationship a month ago. I also went to a ptsd inpatient treatment facility for three weeks (that was before the breakup). I'm just barely scraping by and I know I'm not doing my best work. --My advisor knows some, but not all the details, so he's sympathetic.

I can't help but feel like I'm missing something gigantic, or I'll be unprepared at the defense. I'm also afraid of just down right having another one of these panic attacks the day of.

What advice can you give me to compartmentalize and put my fears to rest?

Or are my fears actually rational?