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

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