At work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseIt hurts medeeply to feellike I failed atsomethingIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI've felt that I couldn'tcall myself an "SME"because I don't knoweverything and I'mafraid of "gettingcaught" not knowingsomethingI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upWhen I don't knowsomething,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedI feel like I'm at adisadvantage dueto my age, race,gender, sexualorientation orother minoritycharacteristicI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I felt Ionly achievedthrough luck or amistakeI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseIt hurts medeeply to feellike I failed atsomethingIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI've felt that I couldn'tcall myself an "SME"because I don't knoweverything and I'mafraid of "gettingcaught" not knowingsomethingI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upWhen I don't knowsomething,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedI feel like I'm at adisadvantage dueto my age, race,gender, sexualorientation orother minoritycharacteristicI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I felt Ionly achievedthrough luck or amistakeI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy role

Imposter Syndrome Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. At work, I feel like I'm in "survival" mode more than in "conquering" mode
  2. Before this training, I didn't know my behavior had a name
  3. I've felt that if I was truly good enough then I wouldn't have made mistakes
  4. I tend to panic before a test, presentation, or interview
  5. I often edit my opinions in my head before saying them
  6. I tend to feel like I'm running to catch up to everyone else
  7. It hurts me deeply to feel like I failed at something
  8. It's somewhat easy for me to get overwhelmed
  9. I've felt that others simply have the "natural talent" for the thing that I don't
  10. I've felt that I couldn't call myself an "SME" because I don't know everything and I'm afraid of "getting caught" not knowing something
  11. I often compare my achievements to my peers' achievements
  12. It's easier for me to give positive feedback than receive it
  13. I've missed an opportunity before by not speaking up
  14. When I don't know something, sometimes I feel like I can't let on that that I don't know it
  15. I've feared not being able to complete a task that I'd been assigned
  16. I feel like I'm at a disadvantage due to my age, race, gender, sexual orientation or other minority characteristic
  17. I struggle sometimes with taking a compliment
  18. I've gotten credit for something before that I felt I only achieved through luck or a mistake
  19. I worry that people will find out I'm not as qualified as they thought for my role