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

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