I feel like Ihave to beperfect to betakenseriouslyIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itBefore thismeeting, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswer"I downplaymy abilitiesso I don’tseemarrogantI shouldn’tspeak up; myideas aren’tas good astheirsI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tDo notvoice yourrealopinionsI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thoughtEveryoneelse issmarterthan me.I worry aboutbeingperceived astoo aggressiveif I push backI missed anopportunityby notspeaking upI shouldhave moreexperienceI shouldautomatically"get it"At work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I feltI only achievedthrough luck or amistakeI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone else I should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."I’m notqualifiedto giveadviceIt's somewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI worry that ifI fail, it willreflect poorlyon all womenin my fieldI downplay myaccomplishmentsIt hurts medeeply tofeel like Ifailed atsomethingI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI can't askfor help;they'll thinkI'mincompetentI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedAlways hide youraccomplishmentsI should beableto doeverythingmyselfWhen I don'tknow something,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itI feel like Ihave to beperfect to betakenseriouslyIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itBefore thismeeting, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswer"I downplaymy abilitiesso I don’tseemarrogantI shouldn’tspeak up; myideas aren’tas good astheirsI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tDo notvoice yourrealopinionsI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thoughtEveryoneelse issmarterthan me.I worry aboutbeingperceived astoo aggressiveif I push backI missed anopportunityby notspeaking upI shouldhave moreexperienceI shouldautomatically"get it"At work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I feltI only achievedthrough luck or amistakeI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."I’m notqualifiedto giveadviceIt's somewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI worry that ifI fail, it willreflect poorlyon all womenin my fieldI downplay myaccomplishmentsIt hurts medeeply tofeel like Ifailed atsomethingI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI can't askfor help;they'll thinkI'mincompetentI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedAlways hide youraccomplishmentsI should beableto doeverythingmyselfWhen I don'tknow something,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow 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 feel like I have to be perfect to be taken seriously
  2. G-It's easier for me to give positive feedback than receive it
  3. N-Before this meeting, I didn't know my behavior had a name
  4. G-Never make declarative statements like "I know the answer"
  5. B-I downplay my abilities so I don’t seem arrogant
  6. B-I shouldn’t speak up; my ideas aren’t as good as theirs
  7. G-I struggle sometimes with taking a compliment
  8. G-I've felt that others simply have the "natural talent" for the thing that I don't
  9. B-Do not voice your real opinions
  10. B-I worry that people will find out I'm not as qualified as they thought
  11. O-Everyone else is smarter than me.
  12. I-I worry about being perceived as too aggressive if I push back
  13. I-I missed an opportunity by not speaking up
  14. N-I should have more experience
  15. N- I should automatically "get it"
  16. B-At work, I feel like I'm in "survival" mode more than in "conquering" mode
  17. N-I often edit my opinions in my head before saying them
  18. N-I've gotten credit for something before that I felt I only achieved through luck or a mistake
  19. I-I tend to feel like I'm running to catch up to everyone else
  20. N-I should qualify questions or comments by saying things like, "This may not be right, but..."
  21. I-I’m not qualified to give advice
  22. I-It's somewhat easy for me to get overwhelmed
  23. O-I often compare my achievements to my peers' achievements
  24. B-I worry that if I fail, it will reflect poorly on all women in my field
  25. B-I downplay my accomplishments
  26. G-It hurts me deeply to feel like I failed at something
  27. I-I've felt that if I was truly good enough then I wouldn't have made mistakes
  28. G-I can't ask for help; they'll think I'm incompetent
  29. O-I've feared not being able to complete a task that I'd been assigned
  30. O-Always hide your accomplishments
  31. O-I should be able to do everything myself
  32. I-When I don't know something, sometimes I feel like I can't let on that that I don't know it