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

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