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

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