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

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