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

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