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

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