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

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