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