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