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

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