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

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.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
  1. I remind others of how much I do not know
  2. I always assume I will fail
  3. I always share credit with others even if I did all of the work
  4. I was admitted or hired because of some kind of mistake
  5. I always hold back when working in a group or team
  6. I do not voice my true opinions
  7. I should be able to anticipate problems before they happen
  8. I always apologize for making mistakes or not knowing something
  9. I do not let people see me working or studying too hard
  10. I assume that when people compliment me, they are just being nice
  11. I attribute my accomplishments to something other than myself
  12. I never make declarative statements like "I know the answer"
  13. I panic before tests or presentations
    I
  14. I qualify questions or comments by saying things like "This may not be right but..."
  15. I hide my accomplishments
  16. I should feel lucky to have gotten that deal/grade/job
  17. I should automatically get in
  18. I never let on that I do not know something
  19. I have missed opportunities because I was afraid I would fail
  20. I should be able to do everything myself
  21. I do not tell anyone that I feel like an impostor
  22. I never challenge myself too much
  23. I should succeed at everything I do
  24. I always apologize for mistakes or for not knowing something