even if it’smore efficientto ask forsomeone’shelp, i won’t“I shouldget it rightthe firsttime”“I shouldknoweverythingin my field”i avoidaskingfor help“i shouldalwaysfeelconfident”“i shouldnever beconfused”“I shouldneverneedhelp”“I shouldalwaysunderstandwhat I’mreading”i refuseassistanceso that i canprove myworthi hatehavingneedsi framerequests interms of therequirementsof the projecti don’tneedothersi willmindlesslystruggle overa task insteadof ask for helpi have todoeverythingaloneneedinghelp =failureasking forhelp is asign ofweaknessasking forhelp wouldexpose meas a fraudi need toaccomplishthings onmy own“I shouldnevermake amistake”“I shouldexcel ineverythingI do”“I shouldalwaysknow theanswer”peoplethink i’mstuck up“I don’tneedanyone’shelp.”i have tofigureeverythingout by myselfeven if it’smore efficientto ask forsomeone’shelp, i won’t“I shouldget it rightthe firsttime”“I shouldknoweverythingin my field”i avoidaskingfor help“i shouldalwaysfeelconfident”“i shouldnever beconfused”“I shouldneverneedhelp”“I shouldalwaysunderstandwhat I’mreading”i refuseassistanceso that i canprove myworthi hatehavingneedsi framerequests interms of therequirementsof the projecti don’tneedothersi willmindlesslystruggle overa task insteadof ask for helpi have todoeverythingaloneneedinghelp =failureasking forhelp is asign ofweaknessasking forhelp wouldexpose meas a fraudi need toaccomplishthings onmy own“I shouldnevermake amistake”“I shouldexcel ineverythingI do”“I shouldalwaysknow theanswer”peoplethink i’mstuck up“I don’tneedanyone’shelp.”i have tofigureeverythingout by myself

impostor syndrome: the soloist - 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. even if it’s more efficient to ask for someone’s help, i won’t
  2. “I should get it right the first time”
  3. “I should know everything in my field”
  4. i avoid asking for help
  5. “i should always feel confident”
  6. “i should never be confused”
  7. “I should never need help”
  8. “I should always understand what I’m reading”
  9. i refuse assistance so that i can prove my worth
  10. i hate having needs
  11. i frame requests in terms of the requirements of the project
  12. i don’t need others
  13. i will mindlessly struggle over a task instead of ask for help
  14. i have to do everything alone
  15. needing help = failure
  16. asking for help is a sign of weakness
  17. asking for help would expose me as a fraud
  18. i need to accomplish things on my own
  19. “I should never make a mistake”
  20. “I should excel in everything I do”
  21. “I should always know the answer”
  22. people think i’m stuck up
  23. “I don’t need anyone’s help.”
  24. i have to figure everything out by myself