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

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