It's somewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedIt hurts medeeply tofeel like Ifailed atsomethingAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI've felt that I couldn'tcall myself an "SME"because I don't knoweverything and I'mafraid of "gettingcaught" not knowingsomethingI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI've missedanopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewI feel like I'm at adisadvantage dueto my age, race,gender, sexualorientation or otherminoritycharacteristicWhen I don'tknow something,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I feltI only achievedthrough luck or amistakeIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themIt's somewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedIt hurts medeeply tofeel like Ifailed atsomethingAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI've felt that I couldn'tcall myself an "SME"because I don't knoweverything and I'mafraid of "gettingcaught" not knowingsomethingI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI've missedanopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewI feel like I'm at adisadvantage dueto my age, race,gender, sexualorientation or otherminoritycharacteristicWhen I don'tknow something,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I feltI only achievedthrough luck or amistakeIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying them

Imposter Syndrome Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. 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. It's somewhat easy for me to get overwhelmed
  2. I struggle sometimes with taking a compliment
  3. I've feared not being able to complete a task that I'd been assigned
  4. It hurts me deeply to feel like I failed at something
  5. At work, I feel like I'm in "survival" mode more than in "conquering" mode
  6. I've felt that I couldn't call myself an "SME" because I don't know everything and I'm afraid of "getting caught" not knowing something
  7. I often compare my achievements to my peers' achievements
  8. I've missed an opportunity before by not speaking up
  9. I've felt that if I was truly good enough then I wouldn't have made mistakes
  10. I tend to panic before a test, presentation, or interview
  11. I feel like I'm at a disadvantage due to my age, race, gender, sexual orientation or other minority characteristic
  12. When I don't know something, sometimes I feel like I can't let on that that I don't know it
  13. I've felt that others simply have the "natural talent" for the thing that I don't
  14. I tend to feel like I'm running to catch up to everyone else
  15. I worry that people will find out I'm not as qualified as they thought for my role
  16. Before this training, I didn't know my behavior had a name
  17. I've gotten credit for something before that I felt I only achieved through luck or a mistake
  18. It's easier for me to give positive feedback than receive it
  19. I often edit my opinions in my head before saying them