i’m amicromanageri’m acontrolfreaki have alot of selfdoubti’m alwayswaiting forthe perfecttime to dosomethingi havetroubledelegatingi alwayshaveburnoutsif i wantsomethingdone right ihave to do itmyselfi’mneverhappyi planeverythingfor foreveri can’t actwithout being1000%preparedwhen i faili ruminateon it fordays?i feel frustratedanddisappointed ineverything lessthan flawlessi struggle withself-doubtwhen i fail toreach mygoalsi dwellon myfailureswhen i miss the(insanely high)mark onsomething, iaccuse myself ofnot being goodenoughi often set(near-)impossiblegoals for myselfi always thinkthat you‘could’ve donea better job’successis rarelysatisfyingeverythingcould’vedone evenbettermy failuresare proof ofmyincompetencei can’tcelebrateachievementsim notproductivei don’t givemyselfcredit whenit’s duei feel like mywork must be100% perfect,100% of thetimei’m amicromanageri’m acontrolfreaki have alot of selfdoubti’m alwayswaiting forthe perfecttime to dosomethingi havetroubledelegatingi alwayshaveburnoutsif i wantsomethingdone right ihave to do itmyselfi’mneverhappyi planeverythingfor foreveri can’t actwithout being1000%preparedwhen i faili ruminateon it fordays?i feel frustratedanddisappointed ineverything lessthan flawlessi struggle withself-doubtwhen i fail toreach mygoalsi dwellon myfailureswhen i miss the(insanely high)mark onsomething, iaccuse myself ofnot being goodenoughi often set(near-)impossiblegoals for myselfi always thinkthat you‘could’ve donea better job’successis rarelysatisfyingeverythingcould’vedone evenbettermy failuresare proof ofmyincompetencei can’tcelebrateachievementsim notproductivei don’t givemyselfcredit whenit’s duei feel like mywork must be100% perfect,100% of thetime

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