Before thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I felt Ionly achievedthrough luck or amistakeI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseI feel like I'm at adisadvantage dueto my age, race,gender, sexualorientation orother minoritycharacteristicIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upAt 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 knowingsomethingWhen I don't knowsomething,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleIt 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 mistakesI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I felt Ionly achievedthrough luck or amistakeI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseI feel like I'm at adisadvantage dueto my age, race,gender, sexualorientation orother minoritycharacteristicIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upAt 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 knowingsomethingWhen I don't knowsomething,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleIt 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. I've gotten credit for something before that I felt I only achieved through luck or a mistake
  4. I tend to panic before a test, presentation, or interview
  5. I often compare my achievements to my peers' achievements
  6. I struggle sometimes with taking a compliment
  7. I often edit my opinions in my head before saying them
  8. I tend to feel like I'm running to catch up to everyone else
  9. I feel like I'm at a disadvantage due to my age, race, gender, sexual orientation or other minority characteristic
  10. It's easier for me to give positive feedback than receive it
  11. I've missed an opportunity before by not speaking up
  12. At work, I feel like I'm in "survival" mode more than in "conquering" mode
  13. 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
  14. When I don't know something, sometimes I feel like I can't let on that that I don't know it
  15. I've feared not being able to complete a task that I'd been assigned
  16. It's somewhat easy for me to get overwhelmed
  17. I've felt that others simply have the "natural talent" for the thing that I don't
  18. I worry that people will find out I'm not as qualified as they thought for my role
  19. It hurts me deeply to feel like I failed at something