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

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