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

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