It hurts medeeply tofeel like Ifailed atsomethingI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI 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 knowingsomethingBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseI feel like I'm at adisadvantage dueto my age, race,gender, sexualorientation or otherminoritycharacteristicI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedIt's somewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI've missedanopportunitybefore by notspeaking upWhen I don'tknow something,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I feltI only achievedthrough luck or amistakeIt hurts medeeply tofeel like Ifailed atsomethingI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI 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 knowingsomethingBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseI feel like I'm at adisadvantage dueto my age, race,gender, sexualorientation or otherminoritycharacteristicI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedIt's somewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedI've missedanopportunitybefore by notspeaking upWhen I don'tknow something,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I feltI only achievedthrough luck or amistake

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