volunteering isa distractionthat couldcompromise thequality of myother tasksi burymyself inworkinsteadi don’t feelchallengedenoughi attributesuccessto outsidefactorsshould i besuccessful oravoid being“found out??”i fearfailurei don’t want to ask foraraise/promotion/accelclassiundervaluemy skillsi worry that iwill not liveup toexpectationsi avoid extraresponsibilitiesi don’tdeservemychi have lowselfconfidencei set myselfextremely hardgoals anddisappoint myselfwhen i don’t reachthemi need toworkharderthan mosti don’t likevolunteeringi’m afakei fear thateveryoneexpects toomuch frommei haveloads ofself doubti’m unhappy inmyjob/academicsevery time iaccomplishsomething i becomemore worried thatothers will discoverthe "truth" about myabilitiesi selfsabotagei don’t wantpeople tothink highlyof mei deny mycompetencyi don’t liketaking onadditionalduties that canprove myabilitiesvolunteering isa distractionthat couldcompromise thequality of myother tasksi burymyself inworkinsteadi don’t feelchallengedenoughi attributesuccessto outsidefactorsshould i besuccessful oravoid being“found out??”i fearfailurei don’t want to ask foraraise/promotion/accelclassiundervaluemy skillsi worry that iwill not liveup toexpectationsi avoid extraresponsibilitiesi don’tdeservemychi have lowselfconfidencei set myselfextremely hardgoals anddisappoint myselfwhen i don’t reachthemi need toworkharderthan mosti don’t likevolunteeringi’m afakei fear thateveryoneexpects toomuch frommei haveloads ofself doubti’m unhappy inmyjob/academicsevery time iaccomplishsomething i becomemore worried thatothers will discoverthe "truth" about myabilitiesi selfsabotagei don’t wantpeople tothink highlyof mei deny mycompetencyi don’t liketaking onadditionalduties that canprove myabilities

impostor syndrome - 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. volunteering is a distraction that could compromise the quality of my other tasks
  2. i bury myself in work instead
  3. i don’t feel challenged enough
  4. i attribute success to outside factors
  5. should i be successful or avoid being “found out??”
  6. i fear failure
  7. i don’t want to ask for a raise/promotion/accel class
  8. i undervalue my skills
  9. i worry that i will not live up to expectations
  10. i avoid extra responsibilities
  11. i don’t deserve mych
  12. i have low self confidence
  13. i set myself extremely hard goals and disappoint myself when i don’t reach them
  14. i need to work harder than most
  15. i don’t like volunteering
  16. i’m a fake
  17. i fear that everyone expects too much from me
  18. i have loads of self doubt
  19. i’m unhappy in my job/academics
  20. every time i accomplish something i become more worried that others will discover the "truth" about my abilities
  21. i self sabotage
  22. i don’t want people to think highly of me
  23. i deny my competency
  24. i don’t like taking on additional duties that can prove my abilities