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

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