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

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