I tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseI've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I felt Ionly achievedthrough luck or amistakeI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI'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 often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI feel like I'm at adisadvantage dueto my age, race,gender, sexualorientation orother minoritycharacteristicWhen I don't knowsomething,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameIt hurts medeeply to feellike I failed atsomethingI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseI've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I felt Ionly achievedthrough luck or amistakeI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI'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 often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI feel like I'm at adisadvantage dueto my age, race,gender, sexualorientation orother minoritycharacteristicWhen I don't knowsomething,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameIt hurts medeeply to feellike I failed atsomethingI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assigned

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