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

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