I worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI've missedanopportunitybefore by notspeaking upIt hurts medeeply tofeel like Ifailed atsomethingI've felt that I couldn'tcall myself an "SME"because I don't knoweverything and I'mafraid of "gettingcaught" not knowingsomethingBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameWhen 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 otherminoritycharacteristicIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesIt's somewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I feltI only achievedthrough luck or amistakeI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI've missedanopportunitybefore by notspeaking upIt hurts medeeply tofeel like Ifailed atsomethingI've felt that I couldn'tcall myself an "SME"because I don't knoweverything and I'mafraid of "gettingcaught" not knowingsomethingBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameWhen 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 otherminoritycharacteristicIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesIt's somewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I feltI only achievedthrough luck or amistakeI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedI strugglesometimeswith taking acompliment

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