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