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