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

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