I apologize fomistakes orfor notknowingsomethingIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurI always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workI wasadmitted orhiredbecause of amisatkeI should feellucky that Igot thisdeal/case/jobEventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchAssume youwill fall short soyou won't bedisappointedwhen you doI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing niceI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI look reallygood on paperbut I donlt reallyhave the skillsto live up to mycredentialsI should beable to domost thingsby myselfPanic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI attribute myaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myown contributionsI qualify thingsby saying:"This may notbe right, but..."I hold backwhen workingwith a groupor teamI tend toremindpeople howmuch I don'treally knowI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI try to be reallypersonable andfriendly dopeople won'tnotice if I'm nothat good.I don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI apologize fomistakes orfor notknowingsomethingIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurI always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workI wasadmitted orhiredbecause of amisatkeI should feellucky that Igot thisdeal/case/jobEventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchAssume youwill fall short soyou won't bedisappointedwhen you doI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing niceI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI look reallygood on paperbut I donlt reallyhave the skillsto live up to mycredentialsI should beable to domost thingsby myselfPanic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI attribute myaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myown contributionsI qualify thingsby saying:"This may notbe right, but..."I hold backwhen workingwith a groupor teamI tend toremindpeople howmuch I don'treally knowI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI try to be reallypersonable andfriendly dopeople won'tnotice if I'm nothat good.I don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorNever 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 apologize fo mistakes or for not knowing something
  2. It was a fluke. I can only be this good once
  3. I should be able to anticipate problems before they occur
  4. I always share credit with others even if I did most of the work
  5. I was admitted or hired because of a misatke
  6. I should feel lucky that I got this deal/case/job
  7. Eventually people will realize that I'm not that smart
  8. Do not let people see you working too hard
  9. Don't challenge yourself for fear that you might look bad if you don't know something
  10. I remind others of how much I don't know so they don't expect too much
  11. Assume you will fall short so you won't be disappointed when you do
  12. I assume when people are complementing that they are being nice
  13. I should just "get it" like everyone around me
  14. I look really good on paper but I donlt really have the skills to live up to my credentials
  15. I should be able to do most things by myself
  16. Panic before a test or presentation or performance
  17. I attribute my accomplishments to something other than my own contributions
  18. I qualify things by saying: "This may not be right, but..."
  19. I hold back when working with a group or team
  20. I tend to remind people how much I don't really know
  21. I only won/accomplished because there wasn't that much competition
  22. I try to be really personable and friendly do people won't notice if I'm no that good.
  23. I don't tell anyone I feel like an impostor
  24. Never let on that you do not know how to do something