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

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