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

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