I've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I felt Ionly achievedthrough luck or amistakeI feel like I'm at adisadvantage dueto my age, race,gender, sexualorientation orother minoritycharacteristicI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseIt hurts medeeply to feellike I failed atsomethingAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewI've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI 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 knowingsomethingBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesWhen 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 feel like I'm at adisadvantage dueto my age, race,gender, sexualorientation orother minoritycharacteristicI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseIt hurts medeeply to feellike I failed atsomethingAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewI've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI 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 knowingsomethingBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesWhen I don't knowsomething,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow 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've gotten credit for something before that I felt I only achieved through luck or a mistake
  2. I feel like I'm at a disadvantage due to my age, race, gender, sexual orientation or other minority characteristic
  3. I often compare my achievements to my peers' achievements
  4. I struggle sometimes with taking a compliment
  5. I tend to feel like I'm running to catch up to everyone else
  6. It hurts me deeply to feel like I failed at something
  7. At work, I feel like I'm in "survival" mode more than in "conquering" mode
  8. I tend to panic before a test, presentation, or interview
  9. I've missed an opportunity before by not speaking up
  10. I've felt that others simply have the "natural talent" for the thing that I don't
  11. It's easier for me to give positive feedback than receive it
  12. I worry that people will find out I'm not as qualified as they thought for my role
  13. I've feared not being able to complete a task that I'd been assigned
  14. It's somewhat easy for me to get overwhelmed
  15. I often edit my opinions in my head before saying them
  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. Before this training, I didn't know my behavior had a name
  18. I've felt that if I was truly good enough then I wouldn't have made mistakes
  19. When I don't know something, sometimes I feel like I can't let on that that I don't know it