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

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