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

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