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

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've feared not being able to complete a task that I'd been assigned
  3. Before this training, I didn't know my behavior had a name
  4. I tend to panic before a test, presentation, or interview
  5. I've missed an opportunity before by not speaking up
  6. I worry that people will find out I'm not as qualified as they thought for my role
  7. I've felt that others simply have the "natural talent" for the thing that I don't
  8. 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
  9. When I don't know something, sometimes I feel like I can't let on that that I don't know it
  10. I feel like I'm at a disadvantage due to my age, race, gender, sexual orientation or other minority characteristic
  11. I often compare my achievements to my peers' achievements
  12. I've felt that if I was truly good enough then I wouldn't have made mistakes
  13. At work, I feel like I'm in "survival" mode more than in "conquering" mode
  14. I tend to feel like I'm running to catch up to everyone else
  15. I struggle sometimes with taking a compliment
  16. I often edit my opinions in my head before saying them
  17. It's easier for me to give positive feedback than receive it
  18. I've gotten credit for something before that I felt I only achieved through luck or a mistake
  19. It hurts me deeply to feel like I failed at something