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

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