I qualifythings bysaying: "Thismay not beright, but..."Eventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI was probablychosen/hired/admittedbecause of some kindof mistakeI succeededbecause Ihad a lot ofhelpI hold backwhenworking witha group orteamIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceI look reallygood on paperbut I don't reallyhave the skills tolive up to mycredentialsDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardI assume Iwill fall shortso I won't bedisappointedwhen I doIf I can doit, anyonecanI panic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI 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 don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorI apologizefor mistakesor for notknowingsomethingNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingI should beable to domost thingsby myselfI should feellucky that Igot anopportunityFailure isnot anoptionI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing niceI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI qualifythings bysaying: "Thismay not beright, but..."Eventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI was probablychosen/hired/admittedbecause of some kindof mistakeI succeededbecause Ihad a lot ofhelpI hold backwhenworking witha group orteamIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceI look reallygood on paperbut I don't reallyhave the skills tolive up to mycredentialsDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardI assume Iwill fall shortso I won't bedisappointedwhen I doIf I can doit, anyonecanI panic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI 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 don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorI apologizefor mistakesor for notknowingsomethingNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingI should beable to domost thingsby myselfI should feellucky that Igot anopportunityFailure isnot anoptionI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing niceI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound me

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