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

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