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

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