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

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