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

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