i hate theidea ofhaving amentori judge myselfbased ongetting thingsright on thefirst tryi need tobe greatateverythingWhen i’mfaced with asetback, myconfidencetumblesi’mscaredto faili avoidtrying newthingsi judge mycompetence onease and speedas opposed tomy effortsi canhandlethings onmy own!!i’m agiftedchildburnoutWhen i’m notable to dosomethingquickly orfluently, myalarm soundsi’mreallyanxiousi’m used toexcellingwithoutmuch efforti was toldfrequently asa child that iwas the“smart one”i have arecord ofgettingstraight A’s ineverything i doi won’t trythingsbecause i’m“just notgood at it.”i avoidchallengesidisappointmyselfif somethingcosts me a lotof effort, it mustmean that i ambad at itnot performingwell provokesa feeling ofshamei set myinternal barimpossiblyhighif i take along time tomastersomething, ifeel shamei judgemyself basedon ridiculousexpectationsi avoid challengesbecause it’s souncomfortable totry something i’mnot great ati amreluctant toaccept helpfrom othersi hate theidea ofhaving amentori judge myselfbased ongetting thingsright on thefirst tryi need tobe greatateverythingWhen i’mfaced with asetback, myconfidencetumblesi’mscaredto faili avoidtrying newthingsi judge mycompetence onease and speedas opposed tomy effortsi canhandlethings onmy own!!i’m agiftedchildburnoutWhen i’m notable to dosomethingquickly orfluently, myalarm soundsi’mreallyanxiousi’m used toexcellingwithoutmuch efforti was toldfrequently asa child that iwas the“smart one”i have arecord ofgettingstraight A’s ineverything i doi won’t trythingsbecause i’m“just notgood at it.”i avoidchallengesidisappointmyselfif somethingcosts me a lotof effort, it mustmean that i ambad at itnot performingwell provokesa feeling ofshamei set myinternal barimpossiblyhighif i take along time tomastersomething, ifeel shamei judgemyself basedon ridiculousexpectationsi avoid challengesbecause it’s souncomfortable totry something i’mnot great ati 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 hate the idea of having a mentor
  2. i judge myself based on getting things right on the first try
  3. i need to be great at everything
  4. When i’m faced with a setback, my confidence tumbles
  5. i’m scared to fail
  6. i avoid trying new things
  7. i judge my competence on ease and speed as opposed to my efforts
  8. i can handle things on my own!!
  9. i’m a gifted child burnout
  10. When i’m not able to do something quickly or fluently, my alarm sounds
  11. i’m really anxious
  12. i’m used to excelling without much effort
  13. i was told frequently as a child that i was the “smart one”
  14. i have a record of getting straight A’s in everything i do
  15. i won’t try things because i’m “just not good at it.”
  16. i avoid challenges
  17. i disappoint myself
  18. if something costs me a lot of effort, it must mean that i am bad at it
  19. not performing well provokes a feeling of shame
  20. i set my internal bar impossibly high
  21. if i take a long time to master something, i feel shame
  22. i judge myself based on ridiculous expectations
  23. i avoid challenges because it’s so uncomfortable to try something i’m not great at
  24. i am reluctant to accept help from others