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

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