I feel like I'm at adisadvantage dueto my age, race,gender, sexualorientation orother minoritycharacteristicI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleI'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've felt that I couldn'tcall myself an "SME"because I don't knoweverything and I'mafraid of "gettingcaught" not knowingsomethingIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI'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 tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsIt hurts medeeply to feellike I failed atsomethingI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I felt Ionly achievedthrough luck or amistakeI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI feel like I'm at adisadvantage dueto my age, race,gender, sexualorientation orother minoritycharacteristicI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI've missed anopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleI'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've felt that I couldn'tcall myself an "SME"because I don't knoweverything and I'mafraid of "gettingcaught" not knowingsomethingIt'ssomewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI'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 tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsIt hurts medeeply to feellike I failed atsomethingI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I felt Ionly achievedthrough luck or amistakeI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"mode

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