I shouldautomatically"get it."Never showup others,menespecially.Don'tvoice yourrealopinions.Alway assumethat whenpeople arecomplimentingyou they arejust being nice.I wasadmitted tothis programby some kindof mistake.Avoid tellingpeople youare a nursingmajor.Apologizefor notknowingsomething.Attribute youaccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourself.Don't tellanyone youfeel like animposter.Always sharecredit withother (even ifyou did allthe work).Always hide youraccomplishments.I shouldsucceed ineverythingI do.Never let onthat youdon't knowhow to dosomething.Always assumeyou will fail soyou won't bedisappointedwhen you do.Always holdback whenworking in agroup.Never makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer."Always panicbefore a testorpresentation.I should feellucky to havegotten intoPitt Nursing.I should beable to doeverythingmyself.I should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccur.Alwaysremind othersof how muchyou don'tknow.Neverchallengeyourselftoo much.Do not letpeopleseeing youstudying toohard.Qualifyquestions withsayings like"This may notbe right, but..."I shouldautomatically"get it."Never showup others,menespecially.Don'tvoice yourrealopinions.Alway assumethat whenpeople arecomplimentingyou they arejust being nice.I wasadmitted tothis programby some kindof mistake.Avoid tellingpeople youare a nursingmajor.Apologizefor notknowingsomething.Attribute youaccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourself.Don't tellanyone youfeel like animposter.Always sharecredit withother (even ifyou did allthe work).Always hide youraccomplishments.I shouldsucceed ineverythingI do.Never let onthat youdon't knowhow to dosomething.Always assumeyou will fail soyou won't bedisappointedwhen you do.Always holdback whenworking in agroup.Never makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer."Always panicbefore a testorpresentation.I should feellucky to havegotten intoPitt Nursing.I should beable to doeverythingmyself.I should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccur.Alwaysremind othersof how muchyou don'tknow.Neverchallengeyourselftoo much.Do not letpeopleseeing youstudying toohard.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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B
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O
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O
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O
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O
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G
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G
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G
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B
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O
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I
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G
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I
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  1. B-I should automatically "get it."
  2. I-Never show up others, men especially.
  3. G-Don't voice your real opinions.
  4. O-Alway assume that when people are complimenting you they are just being nice.
  5. O-I was admitted to this program by some kind of mistake.
  6. O-Avoid telling people you are a nursing major.
  7. O-Apologize for not knowing something.
  8. G-Attribute you accomplishments to something other than yourself.
  9. B-Don't tell anyone you feel like an imposter.
  10. G-Always share credit with other (even if you did all the work).
  11. G-Always hide your accomplishments.
  12. B-I should succeed in everything I do.
  13. O-Never let on that you don't know how to do something.
  14. I-Always assume you will fail so you won't be disappointed when you do.
  15. N-Always hold back when working in a group.
  16. G-Never make declarative statements like "I know the answer."
  17. I-Always panic before a test or presentation.
  18. N-I should feel lucky to have gotten into Pitt Nursing.
  19. B-I should be able to do everything myself.
  20. B-I should be able to anticipate problems before they occur.
  21. N-Always remind others of how much you don't know.
  22. I-Never challenge yourself too much.
  23. I-Do not let people seeing you studying too hard.
  24. N-Qualify questions with sayings like "This may not be right, but..."