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

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