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

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