I look reallygood on paperbut I donlt reallyhave the skillsto live up to mycredentialsEventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI tend toremindpeople howmuch I don'treally knowI always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workAssume youwill fall short soyou won't bedisappointedwhen you doI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardI wasadmitted orhiredbecause of amisatkePanic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI attribute myaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myown contributionsI hold backwhen workingwith a groupor teamDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingI should beable to domost thingsby myselfI qualify thingsby saying:"This may notbe right, but..."I try to be reallypersonable andfriendly dopeople won'tnotice if I'm nothat good.I should feellucky that Igot thisdeal/case/jobI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorI apologize fomistakes orfor notknowingsomethingI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing niceI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI look reallygood on paperbut I donlt reallyhave the skillsto live up to mycredentialsEventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI tend toremindpeople howmuch I don'treally knowI always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workAssume youwill fall short soyou won't bedisappointedwhen you doI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardI wasadmitted orhiredbecause of amisatkePanic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI attribute myaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myown contributionsI hold backwhen workingwith a groupor teamDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingI should beable to domost thingsby myselfI qualify thingsby saying:"This may notbe right, but..."I try to be reallypersonable andfriendly dopeople won'tnotice if I'm nothat good.I should feellucky that Igot thisdeal/case/jobI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorI apologize fomistakes orfor notknowingsomethingI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing niceI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomething

Impostor 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 look really good on paper but I donlt really have the skills to live up to my credentials
  2. Eventually people will realize that I'm not that smart
  3. I tend to remind people how much I don't really know
  4. I always share credit with others even if I did most of the work
  5. Assume you will fall short so you won't be disappointed when you do
  6. I remind others of how much I don't know so they don't expect too much
  7. I should just "get it" like everyone around me
  8. It was a fluke. I can only be this good once
  9. Do not let people see you working too hard
  10. I was admitted or hired because of a misatke
  11. Panic before a test or presentation or performance
  12. I only won/accomplished because there wasn't that much competition
  13. I attribute my accomplishments to something other than my own contributions
  14. I hold back when working with a group or team
  15. Don't challenge yourself for fear that you might look bad if you don't know something
  16. I should be able to do most things by myself
  17. I qualify things by saying: "This may not be right, but..."
  18. I try to be really personable and friendly do people won't notice if I'm no that good.
  19. I should feel lucky that I got this deal/case/job
  20. I don't tell anyone I feel like an impostor
  21. I apologize fo mistakes or for not knowing something
  22. I assume when people are complementing that they are being nice
  23. I should be able to anticipate problems before they occur
  24. Never let on that you do not know how to do something