I've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedI 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've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I felt Ionly achievedthrough luck or amistakeI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI've felt that I couldn'tcall myself an "SME"because I don't knoweverything and I'mafraid of "gettingcaught" not knowingsomethingWhen I don't knowsomething,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameIt hurts medeeply to feellike I failed atsomethingI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedI 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've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I felt Ionly achievedthrough luck or amistakeI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI've felt that I couldn'tcall myself an "SME"because I don't knoweverything and I'mafraid of "gettingcaught" not knowingsomethingWhen I don't knowsomething,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameIt hurts medeeply to feellike I failed atsomethingI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone else

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