Why do I feel like a fraud and totally alone even though I'm going to inherit a lot of money?

Heirs commonly feel impostor syndrome and isolation in the years leading up to and after inheriting wealth. The world assumes you have it made. You can't talk about it with friends without sounding entitled. You can't talk about it with siblings without it becoming a competition. You can't always talk to your parents because they don't see what you see. Kris Kluver, in The Dysfunctional Family Office, names this directly. Heirs need a community of peers who understand the strange pressure of inheriting both wealth and expectation. The feeling is more about isolation than about inadequacy. You're not actually alone. You just don't yet know the other people carrying the same weight.