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

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