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

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