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