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

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