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

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