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

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