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

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