I'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 often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I feltI only achievedthrough luck or amistakeI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseWhen I don'tknow something,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleI've missedanopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesIt's somewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedIt hurts medeeply tofeel like Ifailed atsomethingIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive itI'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 often editmy opinionsin my headbeforesaying themI oftencompare myachievementsto my peers'achievementsI've felt thatothers simplyhave the"natural talent"for the thingthat I don'tI've gotten creditfor somethingbefore that I feltI only achievedthrough luck or amistakeI strugglesometimeswith taking acomplimentI tend topanic beforea test,presentation,or interviewI tend to feellike I'mrunning tocatch up toeveryone elseWhen I don'tknow something,sometimes I feellike I can't let onthat that I don'tknow itAt work, I feellike I'm in"survival" modemore than in"conquering"modeI've feared notbeing able tocomplete atask that I'dbeen assignedBefore thistraining, Ididn't knowmy behaviorhad a nameI worry thatpeople will findout I'm not asqualified asthey thought formy roleI've missedanopportunitybefore by notspeaking upI've felt that if Iwas truly goodenough then Iwouldn't havemade mistakesIt's somewhateasy for meto getoverwhelmedIt hurts medeeply tofeel like Ifailed atsomethingIt's easier forme to givepositivefeedback thanreceive 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'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
  2. I feel like I'm at a disadvantage due to my age, race, gender, sexual orientation or other minority characteristic
  3. I often edit my opinions in my head before saying them
  4. I often compare my achievements to my peers' achievements
  5. I've felt that others simply have the "natural talent" for the thing that I don't
  6. I've gotten credit for something before that I felt I only achieved through luck or a mistake
  7. I struggle sometimes with taking a compliment
  8. I tend to panic before a test, presentation, or interview
  9. I tend to feel like I'm running to catch up to everyone else
  10. When I don't know something, sometimes I feel like I can't let on that that I don't know it
  11. At work, I feel like I'm in "survival" mode more than in "conquering" mode
  12. I've feared not being able to complete a task that I'd been assigned
  13. Before this training, I didn't know my behavior had a name
  14. I worry that people will find out I'm not as qualified as they thought for my role
  15. I've missed an opportunity before by not speaking up
  16. I've felt that if I was truly good enough then I wouldn't have made mistakes
  17. It's somewhat easy for me to get overwhelmed
  18. It hurts me deeply to feel like I failed at something
  19. It's easier for me to give positive feedback than receive it