I avoid expressingconfidence ...people will see itas obnoxious orovercompensatingI attributeaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myselfI don’tchallengemyself for fearof looking bad ifI don’t“succeed”I judge howI'm coping withrecovery basedon how othersare copingI don'tfeel like IbelongI usually qualifymy commentsbysaying"This may not beright, but..."I don't letpeople see meworking toohard atanything, incl.recovery“I'm a fraud &it's just a matterof time beforeeveryone findsout”I feel likeI shouldsucceed ateverything IdoWhen peoplecomplimentme, I assumethey're justbeing niceI must maintainproductivityat the samepace despitecrisisI alwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingI think I wasentrustedwith a role bcof some kindof mistakeOne dayfolks will realizeI’munderqualifiedfor my rolesI alwaysassume I'll failso I won't bedisappointedwhen I doI usuallyassumeother folksare rightI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyhappenI alwaysexplain why Idon'tdeserve acomplimentI never leton when Idon't knowhow to dosomethingWhen someoneuses anunfamiliar word,I assumeeveryone elseunderstandsI tend topanic beforesharing ingroups or atmeetingsI don't tellanyone that Ifeel like animpostorI feel like Ishouldautomatically"get it"I should beable to doeverythingmyselfI avoid expressingconfidence ...people will see itas obnoxious orovercompensatingI attributeaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myselfI don’tchallengemyself for fearof looking bad ifI don’t“succeed”I judge howI'm coping withrecovery basedon how othersare copingI don'tfeel like IbelongI usually qualifymy commentsbysaying"This may not beright, but..."I don't letpeople see meworking toohard atanything, incl.recovery“I'm a fraud &it's just a matterof time beforeeveryone findsout”I feel likeI shouldsucceed ateverything IdoWhen peoplecomplimentme, I assumethey're justbeing niceI must maintainproductivityat the samepace despitecrisisI alwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingI think I wasentrustedwith a role bcof some kindof mistakeOne dayfolks will realizeI’munderqualifiedfor my rolesI alwaysassume I'll failso I won't bedisappointedwhen I doI usuallyassumeother folksare rightI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyhappenI alwaysexplain why Idon'tdeserve acomplimentI never leton when Idon't knowhow to dosomethingWhen someoneuses anunfamiliar word,I assumeeveryone elseunderstandsI tend topanic beforesharing ingroups or atmeetingsI don't tellanyone that Ifeel like animpostorI feel like Ishouldautomatically"get it"I should beable to doeverythingmyself

Impostor Syndrome - Recovery Edition - 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 avoid expressing confidence ... people will see it as obnoxious or overcompensating
  2. I attribute accomplishments to something other than myself
  3. I don’t challenge myself for fear of looking bad if I don’t “succeed”
  4. I judge how I'm coping with recovery based on how others are coping
  5. I don't feel like I belong
  6. I usually qualify my comments by saying "This may not be right, but..."
  7. I don't let people see me working too hard at anything, incl. recovery
  8. “I'm a fraud & it's just a matter of time before everyone finds out”
  9. I feel like I should succeed at everything I do
  10. When people compliment me, I assume they're just being nice
  11. I must maintain productivity at the same pace despite crisis
  12. I always apologize for mistakes or for not knowing something
  13. I think I was entrusted with a role bc of some kind of mistake
  14. One day folks will realize I’m underqualified for my roles
  15. I always assume I'll fail so I won't be disappointed when I do
  16. I usually assume other folks are right
  17. I should be able to anticipate problems before they happen
  18. I always explain why I don't deserve a compliment
  19. I never let on when I don't know how to do something
  20. When someone uses an unfamiliar word, I assume everyone else understands
  21. I tend to panic before sharing in groups or at meetings
  22. I don't tell anyone that I feel like an impostor
  23. I feel like I should automatically "get it"
  24. I should be able to do everything myself