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

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