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

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