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

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