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

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