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

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