I hold backwhenworking witha group orteamI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI apologizefor mistakesor for notknowingsomethingIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceI succeededbecause Ihad a lot ofhelppeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI qualifythings bysaying: "Thismay not beright, but..."I don'tknow whyI'm hereI panic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchIf I can doit, anyonecanI was probablyselectedbecause ofsome kind ofmistakeI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI 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 look reallygood on paperbut I don't reallyhave the skills tolive up to mycredentialsI assume whenpeople arecomplimentingthat they arebeing niceI should beable to domost thingsby myselfI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorNever leton thatyou don'tknowDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingI shouldfeel luckythat I gotthis jobDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardFailure isnot anoptionI hold backwhenworking witha group orteamI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI apologizefor mistakesor for notknowingsomethingIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceI succeededbecause Ihad a lot ofhelppeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI qualifythings bysaying: "Thismay not beright, but..."I don'tknow whyI'm hereI panic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchIf I can doit, anyonecanI was probablyselectedbecause ofsome kind ofmistakeI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI 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 look reallygood on paperbut I don't reallyhave the skills tolive up to mycredentialsI assume whenpeople arecomplimentingthat they arebeing niceI should beable to domost thingsby myselfI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorNever leton thatyou don'tknowDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingI shouldfeel luckythat I gotthis jobDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardFailure isnot anoption

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.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
  1. I hold back when working with a group or team
  2. I only won/accomplished because there wasn't that much competition
  3. I apologize for mistakes or for not knowing something
  4. It was a fluke. I can only be this good once
  5. I succeeded because I had a lot of help
  6. people will realize that I'm not that smart
  7. I qualify things by saying: "This may not be right, but..."
  8. I don't know why I'm here
  9. I panic before a test or presentation or performance
  10. I remind others of how much I don't know so they don't expect too much
  11. If I can do it, anyone can
  12. I was probably selected because of some kind of mistake
  13. I should just "get it" like everyone around me
  14. I try to be really personable and friendly so people won't notice or mind if I'm not that good.
  15. I always share credit with others even if I did most of the work
  16. I look really good on paper but I don't really have the skills to live up to my credentials
  17. I assume when people are complimenting that they are being nice
  18. I should be able to do most things by myself
  19. I don't tell anyone I feel like an impostor
  20. Never let on that you don't know
  21. Don't challenge yourself for fear that you might look bad if you don't know something
  22. I should feel lucky that I got this job
  23. Do not let people see you working too hard
  24. Failure is not an option