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

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