my failuresare proof ofmyincompetencewhen i miss the(insanely high)mark onsomething, iaccuse myself ofnot being goodenoughwhen i faili ruminateon it fordays?i alwayshaveburnoutsi feel frustratedanddisappointed ineverything lessthan flawlessi planeverythingfor foreveri don’t givemyselfcredit whenit’s duei have alot of selfdoubti always thinkthat you‘could’ve donea better job’i struggle withself-doubtwhen i fail toreach mygoalsi’mneverhappyi dwellon myfailuresi’m alwayswaiting forthe perfecttime to dosomethingi often set(near-)impossiblegoals for myselfi havetroubledelegatingi’m acontrolfreaki can’tcelebrateachievementsi feel like mywork must be100% perfect,100% of thetimeim notproductiveif i wantsomethingdone right ihave to do itmyselfi can’t actwithout being1000%preparedi’m amicromanagereverythingcould’vedone evenbettersuccessis rarelysatisfyingmy failuresare proof ofmyincompetencewhen i miss the(insanely high)mark onsomething, iaccuse myself ofnot being goodenoughwhen i faili ruminateon it fordays?i alwayshaveburnoutsi feel frustratedanddisappointed ineverything lessthan flawlessi planeverythingfor foreveri don’t givemyselfcredit whenit’s duei have alot of selfdoubti always thinkthat you‘could’ve donea better job’i struggle withself-doubtwhen i fail toreach mygoalsi’mneverhappyi dwellon myfailuresi’m alwayswaiting forthe perfecttime to dosomethingi often set(near-)impossiblegoals for myselfi havetroubledelegatingi’m acontrolfreaki can’tcelebrateachievementsi feel like mywork must be100% perfect,100% of thetimeim notproductiveif i wantsomethingdone right ihave to do itmyselfi can’t actwithout being1000%preparedi’m amicromanagereverythingcould’vedone evenbettersuccessis rarelysatisfying

impostor syndrome: the perfectionist - 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. my failures are proof of my incompetence
  2. when i miss the (insanely high) mark on something, i accuse myself of not being good enough
  3. when i fail i ruminate on it for days?
  4. i always have burnouts
  5. i feel frustrated and disappointed in everything less than flawless
  6. i plan everything for forever
  7. i don’t give myself credit when it’s due
  8. i have a lot of self doubt
  9. i always think that you ‘could’ve done a better job’
  10. i struggle with self-doubt when i fail to reach my goals
  11. i’m never happy
  12. i dwell on my failures
  13. i’m always waiting for the perfect time to do something
  14. i often set (near-)impossible goals for myself
  15. i have trouble delegating
  16. i’m a control freak
  17. i can’t celebrate achievements
  18. i feel like my work must be 100% perfect, 100% of the time
  19. im not productive
  20. if i want something done right i have to do it myself
  21. i can’t act without being 1000% prepared
  22. i’m a micromanager
  23. everything could’ve done even better
  24. success is rarely satisfying