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

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