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

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