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

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