I always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workAssume youwill fall short soyou won't bedisappointedwhen you doI hold backwhen workingwith a groupor teamI should beable to domost thingsby myselfI attribute myaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myown contributionsI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurI try to be reallypersonable andfriendly dopeople won'tnotice if I'm nothat good.Do not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionPanic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI tend toremindpeople howmuch I don'treally knowI apologize fomistakes orfor notknowingsomethingDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorEventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI qualify thingsby saying:"This may notbe right, but..."Never let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI look reallygood on paperbut I donlt reallyhave the skillsto live up to mycredentialsI should feellucky that Igot thisdeal/case/jobI wasadmitted orhiredbecause of amisatkeI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing niceIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceI always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workAssume youwill fall short soyou won't bedisappointedwhen you doI hold backwhen workingwith a groupor teamI should beable to domost thingsby myselfI attribute myaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myown contributionsI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurI try to be reallypersonable andfriendly dopeople won'tnotice if I'm nothat good.Do not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionPanic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI tend toremindpeople howmuch I don'treally knowI apologize fomistakes orfor notknowingsomethingDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorEventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI qualify thingsby saying:"This may notbe right, but..."Never let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI look reallygood on paperbut I donlt reallyhave the skillsto live up to mycredentialsI should feellucky that Igot thisdeal/case/jobI wasadmitted orhiredbecause of amisatkeI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing niceIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood once

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