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

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.


1
B
2
I
3
B
4
N
5
G
6
N
7
G
8
B
9
N
10
G
11
I
12
N
13
N
14
G
15
G
16
I
17
N
18
O
19
G
20
O
21
I
22
B
23
I
24
O
25
O
26
B
27
I
28
B
29
O
30
I
31
B
32
O
  1. B-I worry that people will find out I'm not as qualified as they thought
  2. I-I've felt that if I was truly good enough then I wouldn't have made mistakes
  3. B-I worry that if I fail, it will reflect poorly on all women in my field
  4. N- I should automatically "get it"
  5. G-It's easier for me to give positive feedback than receive it
  6. N-I should have more experience
  7. G-I struggle sometimes with taking a compliment
  8. B-I downplay my accomplishments
  9. N-I often edit my opinions in my head before saying them
  10. G-Never make declarative statements like "I know the answer"
  11. I-It's somewhat easy for me to get overwhelmed
  12. N-I've gotten credit for something before that I felt I only achieved through luck or a mistake
  13. N-I should qualify questions or comments by saying things like, "This may not be right, but..."
  14. G-I've felt that others simply have the "natural talent" for the thing that I don't
  15. G-It hurts me deeply to feel like I failed at something
  16. I-I tend to feel like I'm running to catch up to everyone else
  17. N-Before this meeting, I didn't know my behavior had a name
  18. O-Always hide your accomplishments
  19. G-I can't ask for help; they'll think I'm incompetent
  20. O-Everyone else is smarter than me.
  21. I-When I don't know something, sometimes I feel like I can't let on that that I don't know it
  22. B-I downplay my abilities so I don’t seem arrogant
  23. I-I’m not qualified to give advice
  24. O-I feel like I have to be perfect to be taken seriously
  25. O-I've feared not being able to complete a task that I'd been assigned
  26. B-Do not voice your real opinions
  27. I-I missed an opportunity by not speaking up
  28. B-I shouldn’t speak up; my ideas aren’t as good as theirs
  29. O-I should be able to do everything myself
  30. I-I worry about being perceived as too aggressive if I push back
  31. B-At work, I feel like I'm in "survival" mode more than in "conquering" mode
  32. O-I often compare my achievements to my peers' achievements