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

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