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.

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