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

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