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

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