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

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