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

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