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

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