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

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