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

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