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

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