I've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedIt hurts medeeply to feellike I failed atsomethingI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseI feel like I'm at adisadvantage dueto my age, race,gender, sexualorientation orother minoritycharacteristicWhen I don't knowsomething,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itI 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 knowingsomethingAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I felt Ionly achievedthrough luck or amistakeBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedIt hurts medeeply to feellike I failed atsomethingI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseI feel like I'm at adisadvantage dueto my age, race,gender, sexualorientation orother minoritycharacteristicWhen I don't knowsomething,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itI 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 knowingsomethingAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I felt Ionly achievedthrough luck or amistakeBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a name

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