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

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