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