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

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