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

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