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

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