I alwaysexplain why Idon't deservea complimentEventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedfor my roleI must maintainpandemicproductivity atthe same paceas pre-COVIDI'm a fraud andit's just a matterof time beforeeveryone findsoutI attributeaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myselfI never let onwhen I donot knowhow to dosomethingI should beableto doeverythingmyselfI don'tfeel like IbelongLately I've triedto compensatefor lost WFHproductivity byworking longerhoursI feel like Ishouldsucceed ateverythingthat I doI usually qualifymy commentsby saying "Thismay not beright, but..."I should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyhappenWhen someoneuses anunfamiliar word,I assumeeveryone elseunderstandsI think I washired oradmittedbecause ofsome kind ofmistakeWhen peoplecomplimentme, I assumethey're justbeing niceI alwaysassume I willfail so I won'tbe disappointedwhen I doI don't letpeople seeme studyingor workingtoo hardI don't tellanyone that Ifeel likean impostorI alwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingI tend topanic beforepresentations& interviewsI feel like Ishouldautomatically"get it"I avoid expressingconfidencebecause I thinkpeople will see itas obnoxious orovercompensatingI typicallyassume thatother peopleare rightI judge how I'mcoping withquarantinebased on howothers arecopingI alwaysexplain why Idon't deservea complimentEventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedfor my roleI must maintainpandemicproductivity atthe same paceas pre-COVIDI'm a fraud andit's just a matterof time beforeeveryone findsoutI attributeaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myselfI never let onwhen I donot knowhow to dosomethingI should beableto doeverythingmyselfI don'tfeel like IbelongLately I've triedto compensatefor lost WFHproductivity byworking longerhoursI feel like Ishouldsucceed ateverythingthat I doI usually qualifymy commentsby saying "Thismay not beright, but..."I should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyhappenWhen someoneuses anunfamiliar word,I assumeeveryone elseunderstandsI think I washired oradmittedbecause ofsome kind ofmistakeWhen peoplecomplimentme, I assumethey're justbeing niceI alwaysassume I willfail so I won'tbe disappointedwhen I doI don't letpeople seeme studyingor workingtoo hardI don't tellanyone that Ifeel likean impostorI alwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingI tend topanic beforepresentations& interviewsI feel like Ishouldautomatically"get it"I avoid expressingconfidencebecause I thinkpeople will see itas obnoxious orovercompensatingI typicallyassume thatother peopleare rightI judge how I'mcoping withquarantinebased on howothers arecoping

Impostorism 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 always explain why I don't deserve a compliment
  2. Eventually people will realize I am underqualified for my role
  3. I must maintain pandemic productivity at the same pace as pre-COVID
  4. I'm a fraud and it's just a matter of time before everyone finds out
  5. I attribute accomplishments to something other than myself
  6. I never let on when I do not know how to do something
  7. I should be able to do everything myself
  8. I don't feel like I belong
  9. Lately I've tried to compensate for lost WFH productivity by working longer hours
  10. I feel like I should succeed at everything that I do
  11. I usually qualify my comments by saying "This may not be right, but..."
  12. I should be able to anticipate problems before they happen
  13. When someone uses an unfamiliar word, I assume everyone else understands
  14. I think I was hired or admitted because of some kind of mistake
  15. When people compliment me, I assume they're just being nice
  16. I always assume I will fail so I won't be disappointed when I do
  17. I don't let people see me studying or working too hard
  18. I don't tell anyone that I feel like an impostor
  19. I always apologize for mistakes or for not knowing something
  20. I tend to panic before presentations & interviews
  21. I feel like I should automatically "get it"
  22. I avoid expressing confidence because I think people will see it as obnoxious or overcompensating
  23. I typically assume that other people are right
  24. I judge how I'm coping with quarantine based on how others are coping