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

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