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

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