I often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I feltI only achievedthrough luck or amistakeI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewIt's somewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleBefore 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 feel like I'm at adisadvantage dueto my age, race,gender, sexualorientation or otherminoritycharacteristicI've missedanopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsIt hurts medeeply tofeel like Ifailed atsomethingI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeWhen I don'tknow something,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itI often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I feltI only achievedthrough luck or amistakeI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewIt's somewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleBefore 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 feel like I'm at adisadvantage dueto my age, race,gender, sexualorientation or otherminoritycharacteristicI've missedanopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsIt hurts medeeply tofeel like Ifailed atsomethingI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeWhen I don'tknow something,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow it

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