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

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