Do notvoice yourrealopinions I feel like Ihave to beperfect to betakenseriouslyI 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 should beableto doeverythingmyselfEveryoneelse issmarterthan me.I downplaymy abilitiesso I don’tseemarrogantIt hurts medeeply tofeel like Ifailed atsomethingNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswer"I oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseIt's somewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmed I should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."I shouldautomatically"get it"I worry aboutbeingperceived astoo aggressiveif I push backI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI worry that ifI fail, it willreflect poorlyon all womenin my fieldI downplay myaccomplishmentsBefore thismeeting, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI can't askfor help;they'll thinkI'mincompetentI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themAlways hide youraccomplishmentsI shouldhave moreexperienceI’m notqualifiedto giveadviceI shouldn’tspeak up; myideas aren’tas good astheirsI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI'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 upDo notvoice yourrealopinionsI feel like Ihave to beperfect to betakenseriouslyI 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 should beableto doeverythingmyselfEveryoneelse issmarterthan me.I downplaymy abilitiesso I don’tseemarrogantIt hurts medeeply tofeel like Ifailed atsomethingNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswer"I oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseIt's somewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."I shouldautomatically"get it"I worry aboutbeingperceived astoo aggressiveif I push backI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI worry that ifI fail, it willreflect poorlyon all womenin my fieldI downplay myaccomplishmentsBefore thismeeting, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI can't askfor help;they'll thinkI'mincompetentI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themAlways hide youraccomplishmentsI shouldhave moreexperienceI’m notqualifiedto giveadviceI shouldn’tspeak up; myideas aren’tas good astheirsI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI'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 up

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