i’m agiftedchildburnouti have arecord ofgettingstraight A’s ineverything i doi was toldfrequently asa child that iwas the“smart one”i hate theidea ofhaving amentori avoid challengesbecause it’s souncomfortable totry something i’mnot great ati judge myselfbased ongetting thingsright on thefirst tryidisappointmyselfi’m used toexcellingwithoutmuch efforti’mscaredto failWhen i’mfaced with asetback, myconfidencetumblesi judgemyself basedon ridiculousexpectationsi avoidchallengesi avoidtrying newthingsi judge mycompetence onease and speedas opposed tomy effortsi amreluctant toaccept helpfrom othersnot performingwell provokesa feeling ofshamei set myinternal barimpossiblyhighWhen i’m notable to dosomethingquickly orfluently, myalarm soundsi won’t trythingsbecause i’m“just notgood at it.”if i take along time tomastersomething, ifeel shamei need tobe greatateverythingif somethingcosts me a lotof effort, it mustmean that i ambad at iti canhandlethings onmy own!!i’mreallyanxiousi’m agiftedchildburnouti have arecord ofgettingstraight A’s ineverything i doi was toldfrequently asa child that iwas the“smart one”i hate theidea ofhaving amentori avoid challengesbecause it’s souncomfortable totry something i’mnot great ati judge myselfbased ongetting thingsright on thefirst tryidisappointmyselfi’m used toexcellingwithoutmuch efforti’mscaredto failWhen i’mfaced with asetback, myconfidencetumblesi judgemyself basedon ridiculousexpectationsi avoidchallengesi avoidtrying newthingsi judge mycompetence onease and speedas opposed tomy effortsi amreluctant toaccept helpfrom othersnot performingwell provokesa feeling ofshamei set myinternal barimpossiblyhighWhen i’m notable to dosomethingquickly orfluently, myalarm soundsi won’t trythingsbecause i’m“just notgood at it.”if i take along time tomastersomething, ifeel shamei need tobe greatateverythingif somethingcosts me a lotof effort, it mustmean that i ambad at iti canhandlethings onmy own!!i’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’m a gifted child burnout
  2. i have a record of getting straight A’s in everything i do
  3. i was told frequently as a child that i was the “smart one”
  4. i hate the idea of having a mentor
  5. i avoid challenges because it’s so uncomfortable to try something i’m not great at
  6. i judge myself based on getting things right on the first try
  7. i disappoint myself
  8. i’m used to excelling without much effort
  9. i’m scared to fail
  10. When i’m faced with a setback, my confidence tumbles
  11. i judge myself based on ridiculous expectations
  12. i avoid challenges
  13. i avoid trying new things
  14. i judge my competence on ease and speed as opposed to my efforts
  15. i am reluctant to accept help from others
  16. not performing well provokes a feeling of shame
  17. i set my internal bar impossibly high
  18. When i’m not able to do something quickly or fluently, my alarm sounds
  19. i won’t try things because i’m “just not good at it.”
  20. if i take a long time to master something, i feel shame
  21. i need to be great at everything
  22. if something costs me a lot of effort, it must mean that i am bad at it
  23. i can handle things on my own!!
  24. i’m really anxious