It hurts medeeply to feellike I failed atsomethingI've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI feel like I'm at adisadvantage dueto my age, race,gender, sexualorientation orother minoritycharacteristicI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewWhen 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 elseIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I felt Ionly achievedthrough luck or amistakeI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI've felt that I couldn'tcall myself an "SME"because I don't knoweverything and I'mafraid of "gettingcaught" not knowingsomethingAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedIt hurts medeeply to feellike I failed atsomethingI've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI feel like I'm at adisadvantage dueto my age, race,gender, sexualorientation orother minoritycharacteristicI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewWhen 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 elseIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I felt Ionly achievedthrough luck or amistakeI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI've felt that I couldn'tcall myself an "SME"because I don't knoweverything and I'mafraid of "gettingcaught" not knowingsomethingAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assigned

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