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

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