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

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