Do not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchI assume whenpeople arecomplimentingthat they arebeing niceI look reallygood on paperbut I don't reallyhave the skills tolive up to mycredentialsI try to be reallypersonable andfriendly so peoplewon't notice ormind if I'm not thatgood.I should beable to domost thingsby myselfI panic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI qualifythings bysaying: "Thismay not beright, but..."I preferpeople tounderestimatemeI was probablychosenbecause ofsome kind ofmistakeI assume Iwill fall shortso I won't bedisappointedwhen I doI always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingPeople thinkI'm smarterthan I reallyamI hold backwhenworking witha group orteamFailure isnot anoptionIf I can doit, anyonecanI apologizefor mistakesor for notknowingsomething"This is asillyquestion..."I bettersign upfor morethingsI should feellucky that Igot thisdeal/case/jobI don't knowenoughenough aboutdiversity, whyam I here?I don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI succeededbecause Ihad a lot ofhelpNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingEventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchI assume whenpeople arecomplimentingthat they arebeing niceI look reallygood on paperbut I don't reallyhave the skills tolive up to mycredentialsI try to be reallypersonable andfriendly so peoplewon't notice ormind if I'm not thatgood.I should beable to domost thingsby myselfI panic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI qualifythings bysaying: "Thismay not beright, but..."I preferpeople tounderestimatemeI was probablychosenbecause ofsome kind ofmistakeI assume Iwill fall shortso I won't bedisappointedwhen I doI always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingPeople thinkI'm smarterthan I reallyamI hold backwhenworking witha group orteamFailure isnot anoptionIf I can doit, anyonecanI apologizefor mistakesor for notknowingsomething"This is asillyquestion..."I bettersign upfor morethingsI should feellucky that Igot thisdeal/case/jobI don't knowenoughenough aboutdiversity, whyam I here?I don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI succeededbecause Ihad a lot ofhelpNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingEventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetition

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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