This bingo card has a free space and 54 words: I must maintain productivity at the same pace despite crisis, I don't tell anyone that I feel like an impostor, I don't let people see me working too hard at anything, incl. recovery, I don't feel like I belong, I always explain why I don't deserve a compliment, I feel like I should succeed at everything I do, I always apologize for mistakes or for not knowing something, When someone uses an unfamiliar word, I assume everyone else understands, I judge how I'm coping with recovery based on how others are coping, I feel like I should automatically "get it", I always assume I'll fail so I won't be disappointed when I do, I should be able to anticipate problems before they happen, One day folks will realize I’m underqualified for my roles, I never let on when I don't know how to do something, “I'm a fraud & it's just a matter of time before everyone finds out”, When people compliment me, I assume they're just being nice, I attribute accomplishments to something other than myself, I don’t challenge myself for fear of looking bad if I don’t “succeed”, I usually qualify my comments by saying "This may not be right, but...", I avoid expressing confidence ... people will see it as obnoxious or overcompensating, I think I was entrusted with a role bc of some kind of mistake, I usually assume other folks are right, I should be able to do everything myself, I tend to panic before sharing in groups or at meetings, a ‘big myself up’ journal, a fear teetering on the edge of anger, a gnawing feeling, a gut instinct, a self-inflicted feeling that burns you out and saps your motivation, an involuntary swindler, to bottle up all those suppressed emotions, by fluke, dire consequences, gullible, in hindsight, in our hunter-gatherer days, it’s time to get it sorted, the agony of unrequited love /ˌʌn.rɪˈkwaɪ.tɪd/, the urge to break free, there is no quick fix, to be ostracized by a jeering crowd of haters, being too rational would squash my ability to emote, to become a living pressure cooker, to blend in, to erupt in anger, to feel like a slog, to get a grip on the negative effects, to give precedence to emotional negative feelings rather than rational reality, to impose ridiculous standards on yourself for fear of falling short and being found out as a fraud, to lead you astray, to let off steam, to make knee-jerk decisions that are fuelled by an irrational feeling, to nag / nagging and to stand up to scrutiny.
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