I should beable to domost thingsby myselfIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorI always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workI hold backwhen workingwith a groupor teamDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardI look reallygood on paperbut I donlt reallyhave the skillsto live up to mycredentialsI wasadmitted orhiredbecause of amisatkeI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI apologize fomistakes orfor notknowingsomethingI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI qualify thingsby saying:"This may notbe right, but..."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 toomuchEventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI attribute myaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myown contributionsI should feellucky that Igot thisdeal/case/jobI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing niceI tend toremindpeople howmuch I don'treally knowPanic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI try to be reallypersonable andfriendly dopeople won'tnotice if I'm nothat good.I should beable to domost thingsby myselfIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorI always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workI hold backwhen workingwith a groupor teamDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardI look reallygood on paperbut I donlt reallyhave the skillsto live up to mycredentialsI wasadmitted orhiredbecause of amisatkeI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI apologize fomistakes orfor notknowingsomethingI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI qualify thingsby saying:"This may notbe right, but..."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 toomuchEventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI attribute myaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myown contributionsI should feellucky that Igot thisdeal/case/jobI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing niceI tend toremindpeople howmuch I don'treally knowPanic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI try to be reallypersonable andfriendly dopeople won'tnotice if I'm nothat good.

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