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

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