I worrypeople mightfind out whata fake I amI never makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswer"Eventuallypeople willrealize thatI'munderqualifiedI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doI wouldrather doit thandelegateI'm not sureif it'simpostor orimposterI should beable to doeverythingby myselfI often holdback whenworking in agroup orteamI panicbefore a testorpresentationI was onlyhiredbecause yougot luckyEventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI don'tchallengemyself toooftenI attribute myachievementsto somethingother thanmyselfI shouldautomatically"get it"I try to alwayshide myaccomplishmentsIf I can doit, thenanyonecanAssumes thatthings will failso I don't getdisappointedAlways sharecredit withothers (even ifthe work wasall done by mw)I don't voiceout my realopinionsoftenI apologize fornot knowingsomething orfor makingmistakesAssumes thatpeople are justbeing nicewhencomplimentingmeNever letothers knowthat I don'tknow how todo somethingI always needto explain topeople that Idon't deservethe complimentI am overlyimpressedby my peersin their workI worrypeople mightfind out whata fake I amI never makedeclarativestatements like"I know theanswer"Eventuallypeople willrealize thatI'munderqualifiedI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doI wouldrather doit thandelegateI'm not sureif it'simpostor orimposterI should beable to doeverythingby myselfI often holdback whenworking in agroup orteamI panicbefore a testorpresentationI was onlyhiredbecause yougot luckyEventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI don'tchallengemyself toooftenI attribute myachievementsto somethingother thanmyselfI shouldautomatically"get it"I try to alwayshide myaccomplishmentsIf I can doit, thenanyonecanAssumes thatthings will failso I don't getdisappointedAlways sharecredit withothers (even ifthe work wasall done by mw)I don't voiceout my realopinionsoftenI apologize fornot knowingsomething orfor makingmistakesAssumes thatpeople are justbeing nicewhencomplimentingmeNever letothers knowthat I don'tknow how todo somethingI always needto explain topeople that Idon't deservethe complimentI am overlyimpressedby my peersin their 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 worry people might find out what a fake I am
  2. I never make declarative statements like "I know the answer"
  3. Eventually people will realize that I'm underqualified
  4. I should succeed at everything I do
  5. I would rather do it than delegate
  6. I'm not sure if it's impostor or imposter
  7. I should be able to do everything by myself
  8. I often hold back when working in a group or team
  9. I panic before a test or presentation
  10. I was only hired because you got lucky
  11. Eventually people will realize that I'm not that smart
  12. I don't challenge myself too often
  13. I attribute my achievements to something other than myself
  14. I should automatically "get it"
  15. I try to always hide my accomplishments
  16. If I can do it, then anyone can
  17. Assumes that things will fail so I don't get disappointed
  18. Always share credit with others (even if the work was all done by mw)
  19. I don't voice out my real opinions often
  20. I apologize for not knowing something or for making mistakes
  21. Assumes that people are just being nice when complimenting me
  22. Never let others know that I don't know how to do something
  23. I always need to explain to people that I don't deserve the compliment
  24. I am overly impressed by my peers in their work