I should feellucky to havegotten thatdeal/grade/jobI never makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"I wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakeI neverchallengemyself toomuchI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doI do notvoice mytrueopinionsI do not tellanyone that Ifeel like animpostorI should beable to doeverythingmyselfI remindothers ofhow much Ido not knowI alwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingI hide myaccomplishmentsI do not letpeople seeme workingor studyingtoo hardI attribute myaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myselfI never let onthat I do notknowsomethingI always sharecredit withothers even ifI did all of thework II panic beforetests orpresentationsI qualify questionsor comments bysaying things like"This may not beright but..."I have missedopportunitiesbecause I wasafraid I wouldfailI alwaysapologize formakingmistakes or notknowingsomethingI shouldautomaticallyget inI alwaysassume Iwill failI assume thatwhen peoplecomplimentme, they arejust being niceI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyhappenI always holdback whenworking in agroup orteamI should feellucky to havegotten thatdeal/grade/jobI never makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"I wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakeI neverchallengemyself toomuchI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doI do notvoice mytrueopinionsI do not tellanyone that Ifeel like animpostorI should beable to doeverythingmyselfI remindothers ofhow much Ido not knowI alwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingI hide myaccomplishmentsI do not letpeople seeme workingor studyingtoo hardI attribute myaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myselfI never let onthat I do notknowsomethingI always sharecredit withothers even ifI did all of theworkII panic beforetests orpresentationsI qualify questionsor comments bysaying things like"This may not beright but..."I have missedopportunitiesbecause I wasafraid I wouldfailI alwaysapologize formakingmistakes or notknowingsomethingI shouldautomaticallyget inI alwaysassume Iwill failI assume thatwhen peoplecomplimentme, they arejust being niceI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyhappenI always holdback whenworking in agroup orteam

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 should feel lucky to have gotten that deal/grade/job
  2. I never make declarative statements like "I know the answer"
  3. I was admitted or hired because of some kind of mistake
  4. I never challenge myself too much
  5. I should succeed at everything I do
  6. I do not voice my true opinions
  7. I do not tell anyone that I feel like an impostor
  8. I should be able to do everything myself
  9. I remind others of how much I do not know
  10. I always apologize for mistakes or for not knowing something
  11. I hide my accomplishments
  12. I do not let people see me working or studying too hard
  13. I attribute my accomplishments to something other than myself
  14. I never let on that I do not know something
  15. I always share credit with others even if I did all of the work
  16. I panic before tests or presentations
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  17. I qualify questions or comments by saying things like "This may not be right but..."
  18. I have missed opportunities because I was afraid I would fail
  19. I always apologize for making mistakes or not knowing something
  20. I should automatically get in
  21. I always assume I will fail
  22. I assume that when people compliment me, they are just being nice
  23. I should be able to anticipate problems before they happen
  24. I always hold back when working in a group or team