I've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I feltI only achievedthrough luck or amistakeI feel like Ihave to beperfect to betakenseriouslyI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseI should beableto doeverythingmyselfI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsEveryoneelse issmarterthan me. I should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."I shouldhave moreexperienceI shouldautomatically"get it"I strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI shouldn’tspeak up; myideas aren’tas good astheirsI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI downplay myaccomplishmentsAlways hide youraccomplishmentsNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswer"At work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI worry aboutbeingperceived astoo aggressiveif I push backDo notvoice yourrealopinionsI’m notqualifiedto giveadviceBefore thismeeting, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI worry that ifI fail, it willreflect poorlyon all womenin my fieldIt's somewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI missed anopportunityby notspeaking upIt hurts medeeply tofeel like Ifailed atsomethingI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedI 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 often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI downplaymy abilitiesso I don’tseemarrogantI can't askfor help;they'll thinkI'mincompetentIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I feltI only achievedthrough luck or amistakeI feel like Ihave to beperfect to betakenseriouslyI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseI should beableto doeverythingmyselfI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsEveryoneelse issmarterthan me.I should qualifyquestions orcomments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."I shouldhave moreexperienceI shouldautomatically"get it"I strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI shouldn’tspeak up; myideas aren’tas good astheirsI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI downplay myaccomplishmentsAlways hide youraccomplishmentsNever makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswer"At work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI worry aboutbeingperceived astoo aggressiveif I push backDo notvoice yourrealopinionsI’m notqualifiedto giveadviceBefore thismeeting, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI worry that ifI fail, it willreflect poorlyon all womenin my fieldIt's somewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI missed anopportunityby notspeaking upIt hurts medeeply tofeel like Ifailed atsomethingI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedI 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 often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI downplaymy abilitiesso I don’tseemarrogantI can't askfor help;they'll thinkI'mincompetentIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakes

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