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