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

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