I tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseAt 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 minoritycharacteristicI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleIt hurts medeeply to feellike I failed atsomethingIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I felt Ionly achievedthrough luck or amistakeBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI've felt that I couldn'tcall myself an "SME"because I don't knoweverything and I'mafraid of "gettingcaught" not knowingsomethingWhen I don't knowsomething,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseAt 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 minoritycharacteristicI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleIt hurts medeeply to feellike I failed atsomethingIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I felt Ionly achievedthrough luck or amistakeBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI've felt that I couldn'tcall myself an "SME"because I don't knoweverything and I'mafraid of "gettingcaught" not knowingsomethingWhen I don't knowsomething,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive it

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