Before thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI've felt that I couldn'tcall myself an "SME"because I don't knoweverything and I'mafraid of "gettingcaught" not knowingsomethingI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI'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 worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedWhen I don't knowsomething,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsIt hurts medeeply to feellike I failed atsomethingBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI've felt that I couldn'tcall myself an "SME"because I don't knoweverything and I'mafraid of "gettingcaught" not knowingsomethingI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI'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 worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedWhen I don't knowsomething,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsIt hurts medeeply to feellike I failed atsomething

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