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

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