I feel like I'm at adisadvantage dueto my age, race,gender, sexualorientation orother minoritycharacteristicIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedIt hurts medeeply to feellike I failed atsomethingI've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI 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 tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseI've felt that I couldn'tcall myself an "SME"because I don't knoweverything and I'mafraid of "gettingcaught" not knowingsomethingIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I felt Ionly achievedthrough luck or amistakeI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewI feel like I'm at adisadvantage dueto my age, race,gender, sexualorientation orother minoritycharacteristicIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedIt hurts medeeply to feellike I failed atsomethingI've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI 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 tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseI've felt that I couldn'tcall myself an "SME"because I don't knoweverything and I'mafraid of "gettingcaught" not knowingsomethingIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I felt Ionly achievedthrough luck or amistakeI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interview

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