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

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