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

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