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

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