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

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