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

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