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

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