I don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI panic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI try to be reallypersonable andfriendly so peoplewon't notice ormind if I'm not thatgood.I was probablychosen/hired/admittedbecause of some kindof mistakeI look reallygood on paperbut I don't reallyhave the skills tolive up to mycredentialsDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingFailure isnot anoptionI assume Iwill fall shortso I won't bedisappointedwhen I doI hold backwhenworking witha group orteamI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchI always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardIf I can doit, anyonecanEventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI apologizefor mistakesor for notknowingsomethingI shouldfeel luckythat I gotthis jobI should beable to domost thingsby myselfI succeededbecause Ihad a lot ofhelpI qualifythings bysaying: "Thismay not beright, but..."It was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing niceI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI panic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI try to be reallypersonable andfriendly so peoplewon't notice ormind if I'm not thatgood.I was probablychosen/hired/admittedbecause of some kindof mistakeI look reallygood on paperbut I don't reallyhave the skills tolive up to mycredentialsDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingFailure isnot anoptionI assume Iwill fall shortso I won't bedisappointedwhen I doI hold backwhenworking witha group orteamI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchI always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardIf I can doit, anyonecanEventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI apologizefor mistakesor for notknowingsomethingI shouldfeel luckythat I gotthis jobI should beable to domost thingsby myselfI succeededbecause Ihad a lot ofhelpI qualifythings bysaying: "Thismay not beright, but..."It was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing nice

Impostor Syndrome Bingo - 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 tell anyone I feel like an impostor
  2. I only won/accomplished because there wasn't that much competition
  3. I panic before a test or presentation or performance
  4. I try to be really personable and friendly so people won't notice or mind if I'm not that good.
  5. I was probably chosen/hired/admitted because of some kind of mistake
  6. I look really good on paper but I don't really have the skills to live up to my credentials
  7. Don't challenge yourself for fear that you might look bad if you don't know something
  8. Never let on that you do not know how to do something
  9. Failure is not an option
  10. I assume I will fall short so I won't be disappointed when I do
  11. I hold back when working with a group or team
  12. I remind others of how much I don't know so they don't expect too much
  13. I always share credit with others even if I did most of the work
  14. Do not let people see you working too hard
  15. If I can do it, anyone can
  16. Eventually people will realize that I'm not that smart
  17. I should just "get it" like everyone around me
  18. I apologize for mistakes or for not knowing something
  19. I should feel lucky that I got this job
  20. I should be able to do most things by myself
  21. I succeeded because I had a lot of help
  22. I qualify things by saying: "This may not be right, but..."
  23. It was a fluke. I can only be this good once
  24. I assume when people are complementing that they are being nice