i often set(near-)impossiblegoals for myselfeverythingcould’vedone evenbetteri don’t givemyselfcredit whenit’s duei dwellon myfailuresi feel like mywork must be100% perfect,100% of thetimewhen i miss the(insanely high)mark onsomething, iaccuse myself ofnot being goodenoughi always thinkthat you‘could’ve donea better job’if i wantsomethingdone right ihave to do itmyselfi’m acontrolfreaki’m alwayswaiting forthe perfecttime to dosomethingi feel frustratedanddisappointed ineverything lessthan flawlessi planeverythingfor foreveri’m amicromanageri can’t actwithout being1000%preparedmy failuresare proof ofmyincompetencewhen i faili ruminateon it fordays?im notproductivei’mneverhappyi havetroubledelegatingi struggle withself-doubtwhen i fail toreach mygoalsi have alot of selfdoubti alwayshaveburnoutssuccessis rarelysatisfyingi can’tcelebrateachievementsi often set(near-)impossiblegoals for myselfeverythingcould’vedone evenbetteri don’t givemyselfcredit whenit’s duei dwellon myfailuresi feel like mywork must be100% perfect,100% of thetimewhen i miss the(insanely high)mark onsomething, iaccuse myself ofnot being goodenoughi always thinkthat you‘could’ve donea better job’if i wantsomethingdone right ihave to do itmyselfi’m acontrolfreaki’m alwayswaiting forthe perfecttime to dosomethingi feel frustratedanddisappointed ineverything lessthan flawlessi planeverythingfor foreveri’m amicromanageri can’t actwithout being1000%preparedmy failuresare proof ofmyincompetencewhen i faili ruminateon it fordays?im notproductivei’mneverhappyi havetroubledelegatingi struggle withself-doubtwhen i fail toreach mygoalsi have alot of selfdoubti alwayshaveburnoutssuccessis rarelysatisfyingi can’tcelebrateachievements

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