i have arecord ofgettingstraight A’s ineverything i doWhen i’m notable to dosomethingquickly orfluently, myalarm soundsi canhandlethings onmy own!!i set myinternal barimpossiblyhighi’m agiftedchildburnouti avoidchallengesi judgemyself basedon ridiculousexpectationsi was toldfrequently asa child that iwas the“smart one”i judge mycompetence onease and speedas opposed tomy effortsif somethingcosts me a lotof effort, it mustmean that i ambad at iti hate theidea ofhaving amentori’mscaredto failnot performingwell provokesa feeling ofshamei avoid challengesbecause it’s souncomfortable totry something i’mnot great atidisappointmyselfi amreluctant toaccept helpfrom othersi’mreallyanxiousi judge myselfbased ongetting thingsright on thefirst tryif i take along time tomastersomething, ifeel shamei’m used toexcellingwithoutmuch efforti avoidtrying newthingsWhen i’mfaced with asetback, myconfidencetumblesi need tobe greatateverythingi won’t trythingsbecause i’m“just notgood at it.”i have arecord ofgettingstraight A’s ineverything i doWhen i’m notable to dosomethingquickly orfluently, myalarm soundsi canhandlethings onmy own!!i set myinternal barimpossiblyhighi’m agiftedchildburnouti avoidchallengesi judgemyself basedon ridiculousexpectationsi was toldfrequently asa child that iwas the“smart one”i judge mycompetence onease and speedas opposed tomy effortsif somethingcosts me a lotof effort, it mustmean that i ambad at iti hate theidea ofhaving amentori’mscaredto failnot performingwell provokesa feeling ofshamei avoid challengesbecause it’s souncomfortable totry something i’mnot great atidisappointmyselfi amreluctant toaccept helpfrom othersi’mreallyanxiousi judge myselfbased ongetting thingsright on thefirst tryif i take along time tomastersomething, ifeel shamei’m used toexcellingwithoutmuch efforti avoidtrying newthingsWhen i’mfaced with asetback, myconfidencetumblesi need tobe greatateverythingi won’t trythingsbecause i’m“just notgood at it.”

impostor syndrome: the natural genius - 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 have a record of getting straight A’s in everything i do
  2. When i’m not able to do something quickly or fluently, my alarm sounds
  3. i can handle things on my own!!
  4. i set my internal bar impossibly high
  5. i’m a gifted child burnout
  6. i avoid challenges
  7. i judge myself based on ridiculous expectations
  8. i was told frequently as a child that i was the “smart one”
  9. i judge my competence on ease and speed as opposed to my efforts
  10. if something costs me a lot of effort, it must mean that i am bad at it
  11. i hate the idea of having a mentor
  12. i’m scared to fail
  13. not performing well provokes a feeling of shame
  14. i avoid challenges because it’s so uncomfortable to try something i’m not great at
  15. i disappoint myself
  16. i am reluctant to accept help from others
  17. i’m really anxious
  18. i judge myself based on getting things right on the first try
  19. if i take a long time to master something, i feel shame
  20. i’m used to excelling without much effort
  21. i avoid trying new things
  22. When i’m faced with a setback, my confidence tumbles
  23. i need to be great at everything
  24. i won’t try things because i’m “just not good at it.”