asking forhelp is asign ofweakness“I don’tneedanyone’shelp.”even if it’smore efficientto ask forsomeone’shelp, i won’t“i shouldalwaysfeelconfident”i have todoeverythingalonepeoplethink i’mstuck upi hatehavingneedsi avoidaskingfor helpi have tofigureeverythingout by myself“I shouldnevermake amistake”“I shouldalwaysunderstandwhat I’mreading”“i shouldnever beconfused”needinghelp =failurei don’tneedothersi refuseassistanceso that i canprove myworth“I shouldknoweverythingin my field”asking forhelp wouldexpose meas a fraud“I shouldexcel ineverythingI do”i need toaccomplishthings onmy owni willmindlesslystruggle overa task insteadof ask for help“I shouldalwaysknow theanswer”i framerequests interms of therequirementsof the project“I shouldget it rightthe firsttime”“I shouldneverneedhelp”asking forhelp is asign ofweakness“I don’tneedanyone’shelp.”even if it’smore efficientto ask forsomeone’shelp, i won’t“i shouldalwaysfeelconfident”i have todoeverythingalonepeoplethink i’mstuck upi hatehavingneedsi avoidaskingfor helpi have tofigureeverythingout by myself“I shouldnevermake amistake”“I shouldalwaysunderstandwhat I’mreading”“i shouldnever beconfused”needinghelp =failurei don’tneedothersi refuseassistanceso that i canprove myworth“I shouldknoweverythingin my field”asking forhelp wouldexpose meas a fraud“I shouldexcel ineverythingI do”i need toaccomplishthings onmy owni willmindlesslystruggle overa task insteadof ask for help“I shouldalwaysknow theanswer”i framerequests interms of therequirementsof the project“I shouldget it rightthe firsttime”“I shouldneverneedhelp”

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.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
  1. asking for help is a sign of weakness
  2. “I don’t need anyone’s help.”
  3. even if it’s more efficient to ask for someone’s help, i won’t
  4. “i should always feel confident”
  5. i have to do everything alone
  6. people think i’m stuck up
  7. i hate having needs
  8. i avoid asking for help
  9. i have to figure everything out by myself
  10. “I should never make a mistake”
  11. “I should always understand what I’m reading”
  12. “i should never be confused”
  13. needing help = failure
  14. i don’t need others
  15. i refuse assistance so that i can prove my worth
  16. “I should know everything in my field”
  17. asking for help would expose me as a fraud
  18. “I should excel in everything I do”
  19. i need to accomplish things on my own
  20. i will mindlessly struggle over a task instead of ask for help
  21. “I should always know the answer”
  22. i frame requests in terms of the requirements of the project
  23. “I should get it right the first time”
  24. “I should never need help”