I've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI 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 knowingsomethingI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I felt Ionly achievedthrough luck or amistakeIt hurts medeeply to feellike I failed atsomethingI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseWhen I don't knowsomething,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI 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've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI 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 knowingsomethingI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I felt Ionly achievedthrough luck or amistakeIt hurts medeeply to feellike I failed atsomethingI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseWhen I don't knowsomething,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI feel like I'm at adisadvantage dueto my age, race,gender, sexualorientation orother minoritycharacteristic

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