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

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