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

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