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

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