i’mneverhappyi struggle withself-doubtwhen i fail toreach mygoalsi have alot of selfdoubti dwellon myfailuresi’m alwayswaiting forthe perfecttime to dosomethingsuccessis rarelysatisfyingi’m amicromanagerim notproductivei often set(near-)impossiblegoals for myselfi’m acontrolfreakwhen i faili ruminateon it fordays?i can’t actwithout being1000%preparedi feel like mywork must be100% perfect,100% of thetimeeverythingcould’vedone evenbetterif i wantsomethingdone right ihave to do itmyselfi don’t givemyselfcredit whenit’s duei planeverythingfor foreveri feel frustratedanddisappointed ineverything lessthan flawlessmy failuresare proof ofmyincompetencei alwayshaveburnoutsi can’tcelebrateachievementsi havetroubledelegatingwhen i miss the(insanely high)mark onsomething, iaccuse myself ofnot being goodenoughi always thinkthat you‘could’ve donea better job’i’mneverhappyi struggle withself-doubtwhen i fail toreach mygoalsi have alot of selfdoubti dwellon myfailuresi’m alwayswaiting forthe perfecttime to dosomethingsuccessis rarelysatisfyingi’m amicromanagerim notproductivei often set(near-)impossiblegoals for myselfi’m acontrolfreakwhen i faili ruminateon it fordays?i can’t actwithout being1000%preparedi feel like mywork must be100% perfect,100% of thetimeeverythingcould’vedone evenbetterif i wantsomethingdone right ihave to do itmyselfi don’t givemyselfcredit whenit’s duei planeverythingfor foreveri feel frustratedanddisappointed ineverything lessthan flawlessmy failuresare proof ofmyincompetencei alwayshaveburnoutsi can’tcelebrateachievementsi havetroubledelegatingwhen i miss the(insanely high)mark onsomething, iaccuse myself ofnot being goodenoughi always thinkthat you‘could’ve donea better job’

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