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

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