I always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workI look reallygood on paperbut I donlt reallyhave the skillsto live up to mycredentialsI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI should feellucky that Igot thisdeal/case/jobNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceAssume youwill fall short soyou won't bedisappointedwhen you doI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI hold backwhen workingwith a groupor teamI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing niceI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorI attribute myaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myown contributionsI should beable to domost thingsby myselfI wasadmitted orhiredbecause of amisatkePanic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI tend toremindpeople howmuch I don'treally knowI qualify thingsby saying:"This may notbe right, but..."I apologize fomistakes orfor notknowingsomethingEventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI try to be reallypersonable andfriendly dopeople won'tnotice if I'm nothat good.I always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workI look reallygood on paperbut I donlt reallyhave the skillsto live up to mycredentialsI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI should feellucky that Igot thisdeal/case/jobNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceAssume youwill fall short soyou won't bedisappointedwhen you doI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI hold backwhen workingwith a groupor teamI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing niceI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorI attribute myaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myown contributionsI should beable to domost thingsby myselfI wasadmitted orhiredbecause of amisatkePanic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI tend toremindpeople howmuch I don'treally knowI qualify thingsby saying:"This may notbe right, but..."I apologize fomistakes orfor notknowingsomethingEventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI 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 always share credit with others even if I did most of the work
  2. I look really good on paper but I donlt really have the skills to live up to my credentials
  3. I should just "get it" like everyone around me
  4. I should feel lucky that I got this deal/case/job
  5. Never let on that you do not know how to do something
  6. It was a fluke. I can only be this good once
  7. Assume you will fall short so you won't be disappointed when you do
  8. I remind others of how much I don't know so they don't expect too much
  9. Do not let people see you working too hard
  10. Don't challenge yourself for fear that you might look bad if you don't know something
  11. I only won/accomplished because there wasn't that much competition
  12. I hold back when working with a group or team
  13. I should be able to anticipate problems before they occur
  14. I assume when people are complementing that they are being nice
  15. I don't tell anyone I feel like an impostor
  16. I attribute my accomplishments to something other than my own contributions
  17. I should be able to do most things by myself
  18. I was admitted or hired because of a misatke
  19. Panic before a test or presentation or performance
  20. I tend to remind people how much I don't really know
  21. I qualify things by saying: "This may not be right, but..."
  22. I apologize fo mistakes or for not knowing something
  23. Eventually people will realize that I'm not that smart
  24. I try to be really personable and friendly do people won't notice if I'm no that good.