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

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