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

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