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

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