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