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

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