I downplaymy abilitiesso I don’tseemarrogantEveryoneelse issmarterthan me. I've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I feltI only achievedthrough luck or amistakeI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI should beableto doeverythingmyselfAlways hide youraccomplishmentsI downplay myaccomplishmentsNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswer"At work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI shouldhave moreexperienceI can't askfor help;they'll thinkI'mincompetent I should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."When I don'tknow something,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itBefore thismeeting, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI’m notqualifiedto giveadviceDo notvoice yourrealopinionsI shouldn’tspeak up; myideas aren’tas good astheirsI feel like Ihave to beperfect to betakenseriouslyI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI missed anopportunityby notspeaking upI worry aboutbeingperceived astoo aggressiveif I push backIt's somewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI worry that ifI fail, it willreflect poorlyon all womenin my fieldI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thoughtIt hurts medeeply tofeel like Ifailed atsomethingI shouldautomatically"get it"I downplaymy abilitiesso I don’tseemarrogantEveryoneelse issmarterthan me.I've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I feltI only achievedthrough luck or amistakeI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI should beableto doeverythingmyselfAlways hide youraccomplishmentsI downplay myaccomplishmentsNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswer"At work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI shouldhave moreexperienceI can't askfor help;they'll thinkI'mincompetentI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."When I don'tknow something,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itBefore thismeeting, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI’m notqualifiedto giveadviceDo notvoice yourrealopinionsI shouldn’tspeak up; myideas aren’tas good astheirsI feel like Ihave to beperfect to betakenseriouslyI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI missed anopportunityby notspeaking upI worry aboutbeingperceived astoo aggressiveif I push backIt's somewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI worry that ifI fail, it willreflect poorlyon all womenin my fieldI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thoughtIt hurts medeeply tofeel like Ifailed atsomethingI shouldautomatically"get it"

Imposter Syndrome Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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. B-I downplay my abilities so I don’t seem arrogant
  2. O-Everyone else is smarter than me.
  3. N-I've gotten credit for something before that I felt I only achieved through luck or a mistake
  4. O-I often compare my achievements to my peers' achievements
  5. O-I should be able to do everything myself
  6. O-Always hide your accomplishments
  7. B-I downplay my accomplishments
  8. G-Never make declarative statements like "I know the answer"
  9. B-At work, I feel like I'm in "survival" mode more than in "conquering" mode
  10. N-I should have more experience
  11. G-I can't ask for help; they'll think I'm incompetent
  12. N-I should qualify questions or comments by saying things like, "This may not be right, but..."
  13. I-When I don't know something, sometimes I feel like I can't let on that that I don't know it
  14. N-Before this meeting, I didn't know my behavior had a name
  15. I-I’m not qualified to give advice
  16. B-Do not voice your real opinions
  17. B-I shouldn’t speak up; my ideas aren’t as good as theirs
  18. O-I feel like I have to be perfect to be taken seriously
  19. I-I tend to feel like I'm running to catch up to everyone else
  20. G-It's easier for me to give positive feedback than receive it
  21. I-I've felt that if I was truly good enough then I wouldn't have made mistakes
  22. O-I've feared not being able to complete a task that I'd been assigned
  23. G-I struggle sometimes with taking a compliment
  24. G-I've felt that others simply have the "natural talent" for the thing that I don't
  25. N-I often edit my opinions in my head before saying them
  26. I-I missed an opportunity by not speaking up
  27. I-I worry about being perceived as too aggressive if I push back
  28. I-It's somewhat easy for me to get overwhelmed
  29. B-I worry that if I fail, it will reflect poorly on all women in my field
  30. B-I worry that people will find out I'm not as qualified as they thought
  31. G-It hurts me deeply to feel like I failed at something
  32. N- I should automatically "get it"