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

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