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

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