I don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorI assume whenpeople arecomplimentingthat they arebeing niceI succeededbecause Ihad a lot ofhelpI apologizefor mistakesor for notknowingsomethingI qualifythings bysaying: "Thismay not beright, but..."It was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceI always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workNever leton thatyou don'tknowI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI hold backwhenworking witha group orteamI shouldfeel luckythat I gotthis jobI look reallygood on paperbut I don't reallyhave the skills tolive up to mycredentialsI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI don'tknow whyI'm hereIf I can doit, anyonecanI was probablyselectedbecause ofsome kind ofmistakeFailure isnot anoptionpeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingI panic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardI should beable to domost thingsby myselfI try to be reallypersonable andfriendly so peoplewon't notice ormind if I'm not thatgood.I remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorI assume whenpeople arecomplimentingthat they arebeing niceI succeededbecause Ihad a lot ofhelpI apologizefor mistakesor for notknowingsomethingI qualifythings bysaying: "Thismay not beright, but..."It was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceI always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workNever leton thatyou don'tknowI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI hold backwhenworking witha group orteamI shouldfeel luckythat I gotthis jobI look reallygood on paperbut I don't reallyhave the skills tolive up to mycredentialsI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI don'tknow whyI'm hereIf I can doit, anyonecanI was probablyselectedbecause ofsome kind ofmistakeFailure isnot anoptionpeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingI panic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardI should beable to domost thingsby myselfI try to be reallypersonable andfriendly so peoplewon't notice ormind if I'm not thatgood.I remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuch

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