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

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