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

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