Never let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI tend toremindpeople howmuch I don'treally knowI hold backwhen workingwith a groupor teamAssume youwill fall short soyou won't bedisappointedwhen you doEventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingI apologize fomistakes orfor notknowingsomethingI should beable to domost thingsby myselfI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI look reallygood on paperbut I donlt reallyhave the skillsto live up to mycredentialsI wasadmitted orhiredbecause of amisatkeI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing niceI try to be reallypersonable andfriendly dopeople won'tnotice if I'm nothat good.Do not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardI attribute myaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myown contributionsI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood oncePanic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI qualify thingsby saying:"This may notbe right, but..."I always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurI should feellucky that Igot thisdeal/case/jobNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI tend toremindpeople howmuch I don'treally knowI hold backwhen workingwith a groupor teamAssume youwill fall short soyou won't bedisappointedwhen you doEventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingI apologize fomistakes orfor notknowingsomethingI should beable to domost thingsby myselfI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI look reallygood on paperbut I donlt reallyhave the skillsto live up to mycredentialsI wasadmitted orhiredbecause of amisatkeI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing niceI try to be reallypersonable andfriendly dopeople won'tnotice if I'm nothat good.Do not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardI attribute myaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myown contributionsI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood oncePanic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI qualify thingsby saying:"This may notbe right, but..."I always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurI should feellucky that Igot thisdeal/case/job

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