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

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