I should feellucky that Igot thisaward/jobFailure isnot anoptionI qualify thingsby saying:"This may notbe right, but..."I onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing niceI panic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI look reallygood on paperbut I don't reallyhave the skillsto live up to mycredentialsI apologizefor mistakesor for notknowingsomethingI succeededbecause Ihad a lot ofhelpI hold backwhen workingwith a groupor teamEventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI assume Iwill fall shortso I won't bedisappointedwhen I doNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorI try to be reallypersonable andfriendly so peoplewon't notice ormind if I'm not thatgood.If I can doit, anyonecanI should beable to domost thingsby myselfI was probablychosen/hired/admittedbecause of some kindof mistakeI should feellucky that Igot thisaward/jobFailure isnot anoptionI qualify thingsby saying:"This may notbe right, but..."I onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing niceI panic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI look reallygood on paperbut I don't reallyhave the skillsto live up to mycredentialsI apologizefor mistakesor for notknowingsomethingI succeededbecause Ihad a lot ofhelpI hold backwhen workingwith a groupor teamEventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI assume Iwill fall shortso I won't bedisappointedwhen I doNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorI try to be reallypersonable andfriendly so peoplewon't notice ormind if I'm not thatgood.If I can doit, anyonecanI should beable to domost thingsby myselfI was probablychosen/hired/admittedbecause of some kindof mistake

Impostor Syndrome Bingo - 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 should feel lucky that I got this award/job
  2. Failure is not an option
  3. I qualify things by saying: "This may not be right, but..."
  4. I only won/accomplished because there wasn't that much competition
  5. I assume when people are complementing that they are being nice
  6. I panic before a test or presentation or performance
  7. I look really good on paper but I don't really have the skills to live up to my credentials
  8. I apologize for mistakes or for not knowing something
  9. I succeeded because I had a lot of help
  10. I hold back when working with a group or team
  11. Eventually people will realize that I'm not that smart
  12. I assume I will fall short so I won't be disappointed when I do
  13. Never let on that you do not know how to do something
  14. Do not let people see you working too hard
  15. I should just "get it" like everyone around me
  16. I always share credit with others even if I did most of the work
  17. It was a fluke. I can only be this good once
  18. Don't challenge yourself for fear that you might look bad if you don't know something
  19. I remind others of how much I don't know so they don't expect too much
  20. I don't tell anyone I feel like an impostor
  21. I try to be really personable and friendly so people won't notice or mind if I'm not that good.
  22. If I can do it, anyone can
  23. I should be able to do most things by myself
  24. I was probably chosen/hired/admitted because of some kind of mistake