I shouldautomatically"get it."Always hide youraccomplishments.I should feellucky to havegotten intoPitt Nursing.Apologizefor notknowingsomething.Never let onthat youdon't knowhow to dosomething.Neverchallengeyourselftoo much.Alwaysremind othersof how muchyou don'tknow.Avoid tellingpeople youare a nursingmajor.Attribute youaccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourself.Don't tellanyone youfeel like animposter.Never makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer."Alway assumethat whenpeople arecomplimentingyou they arejust being nice.Do not letpeopleseeing youstudying toohard.I wasadmitted tothis programby some kindof mistake.Always panicbefore a testorpresentation.Always sharecredit withother (even ifyou did allthe work).I shouldsucceed ineverythingI do.Never showup others,menespecially.I should beable to doeverythingmyself.Always holdback whenworking in agroup.Always assumeyou will fail soyou won't bedisappointedwhen you do.Qualifyquestions withsayings like"This may notbe right, but..."Don'tvoice yourrealopinions.I should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccur.I shouldautomatically"get it."Always hide youraccomplishments.I should feellucky to havegotten intoPitt Nursing.Apologizefor notknowingsomething.Never let onthat youdon't knowhow to dosomething.Neverchallengeyourselftoo much.Alwaysremind othersof how muchyou don'tknow.Avoid tellingpeople youare a nursingmajor.Attribute youaccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourself.Don't tellanyone youfeel like animposter.Never makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer."Alway assumethat whenpeople arecomplimentingyou they arejust being nice.Do not letpeopleseeing youstudying toohard.I wasadmitted tothis programby some kindof mistake.Always panicbefore a testorpresentation.Always sharecredit withother (even ifyou did allthe work).I shouldsucceed ineverythingI do.Never showup others,menespecially.I should beable to doeverythingmyself.Always holdback whenworking in agroup.Always assumeyou will fail soyou won't bedisappointedwhen you do.Qualifyquestions withsayings like"This may notbe right, but..."Don'tvoice yourrealopinions.I should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccur.

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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B
2
G
3
N
4
O
5
O
6
I
7
N
8
O
9
G
10
B
11
G
12
O
13
I
14
O
15
I
16
G
17
B
18
I
19
B
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N
21
I
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N
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G
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B
  1. B-I should automatically "get it."
  2. G-Always hide your accomplishments.
  3. N-I should feel lucky to have gotten into Pitt Nursing.
  4. O-Apologize for not knowing something.
  5. O-Never let on that you don't know how to do something.
  6. I-Never challenge yourself too much.
  7. N-Always remind others of how much you don't know.
  8. O-Avoid telling people you are a nursing major.
  9. G-Attribute you accomplishments to something other than yourself.
  10. B-Don't tell anyone you feel like an imposter.
  11. G-Never make declarative statements like "I know the answer."
  12. O-Alway assume that when people are complimenting you they are just being nice.
  13. I-Do not let people seeing you studying too hard.
  14. O-I was admitted to this program by some kind of mistake.
  15. I-Always panic before a test or presentation.
  16. G-Always share credit with other (even if you did all the work).
  17. B-I should succeed in everything I do.
  18. I-Never show up others, men especially.
  19. B-I should be able to do everything myself.
  20. N-Always hold back when working in a group.
  21. I-Always assume you will fail so you won't be disappointed when you do.
  22. N-Qualify questions with sayings like "This may not be right, but..."
  23. G-Don't voice your real opinions.
  24. B-I should be able to anticipate problems before they occur.