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

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