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

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