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

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