The investigators have noticed that these conditions are common among patients attending the
clinic. The investigators therefore want to do mapping of the occurrence and make an
intervention to be able to change and evaluate handling of these patients. The hypothesis is
that there is a connection between these conditions and that they are all part of the
patients´ disease. The study will be done by using validated questionnaires which are
answered anonymously using a code, that is known only by the participant, and with
exercises/interventions for five or ten weeks. The questionnaires and interventions are
formerly used in several international studies and by the investigators in populations of
healthy persons with different professions.
Examples of diseases is localised provoked vulvodynia (former vulvar vestibulitis) a state of
pain that mainly affects young women. The symptoms are localized to the vulvar vestibulum and
provoked by touch and experienced by the patient as pain or burning. The aetiology is not
clearly known but probably due to both physical and psychological factors. Treatment is due
to several strategies like treating the pain, rehabilitation of the perineum, and
psychosocial support. Persons with this type of pain will also answer a short questionnaire
regarding their symptoms. Another example is hyperhidrosis is excessive sweating without
known cause. Hyperhidrosis may be primary focal or multifocal with debut in childhood.
Secondary hyperhidrosis is often due to another disease. Hyperhidrosis often means big stress
on mental health but may also affect physical functions. Persons with hyperhidrosis estimate
their quality of life equal with those affected by severe acne or psoriasis.
The investigators´ ongoing research with mapping of these different traits of character shows
that the occurrence is increasing, but no treatment has so far been available in Sweden. The
investigators therefore want to evaluate whether treatment by intervention with one or two
exercises each week may diminish the occurrence of impostor phenomenon and to be able to
influence the disease.
The questionnaires that will be used are "Self-Compassion scale short version" (SCS-SF),
"Clance Impostor Phenomenon scale" (CIPS), "Perceived Stress scale 4" (PSS-4), "Generalized
Anxiety Disorder-2" (GAD-2), and "Clinical Perfectionism Questionnaire short form" (CPQ-SF).
These questionnaires are validated by other investigators and used in several international
research studies. The questionnaires have already been translated from English to Swedish,
except CIPS that has been translated and back-translated. There will also be questions on
gender, age, and term. The software for statistical analyses is Statistical Package for the
Social Sciences (SPSS) version 27 from International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).
Before starting treatment, the participants will get a web-based survey including twenty
questions about impostor phenomenon (CIPS), six questions about stress and anxiety (PSS-4 and
GAD-2), twelve questions about self-compassion (SCS-SF) and six questions about perfectionism
(CPQ-SF). The questionnaires are repeated week twelve and 24 after intervention. After
inclusion and answering the first questionnaire the persons are asked to participate in a
series of one or two interventions, 30 minutes each, every week for ten or five weeks
respectively.