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

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