I shouldautomaticallyget inI alwaysapologize formakingmistakes or notknowingsomethingI should feellucky to havegotten thatdeal/grade/jobI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doI hide myaccomplishmentsI do notvoice mytrueopinionsI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyhappenI alwaysassume Iwill fail II panic beforetests orpresentationsI neverchallengemyself toomuchI do not tellanyone that Ifeel like animpostorI have missedopportunitiesbecause I wasafraid I wouldfailI assume thatwhen peoplecomplimentme, they arejust being niceI alwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakeI should beable to doeverythingmyselfI qualify questionsor comments bysaying things like"This may not beright but..."I never let onthat I do notknowsomethingI always holdback whenworking in agroup orteamI never makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"I do not letpeople seeme workingor studyingtoo hardI remindothers ofhow much Ido not knowI always sharecredit withothers even ifI did all of theworkI attribute myaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myselfI shouldautomaticallyget inI alwaysapologize formakingmistakes or notknowingsomethingI should feellucky to havegotten thatdeal/grade/jobI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doI hide myaccomplishmentsI do notvoice mytrueopinionsI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyhappenI alwaysassume Iwill failII panic beforetests orpresentationsI neverchallengemyself toomuchI do not tellanyone that Ifeel like animpostorI have missedopportunitiesbecause I wasafraid I wouldfailI assume thatwhen peoplecomplimentme, they arejust being niceI alwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakeI should beable to doeverythingmyselfI qualify questionsor comments bysaying things like"This may not beright but..."I never let onthat I do notknowsomethingI always holdback whenworking in agroup orteamI never makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"I do not letpeople seeme workingor studyingtoo hardI remindothers ofhow much Ido not knowI 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 should automatically get in
  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 should succeed at everything I do
  5. I hide my accomplishments
  6. I do not voice my true opinions
  7. I should be able to anticipate problems before they happen
  8. I always assume I will fail
  9. I panic before tests or presentations
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  10. I never challenge myself too much
  11. I do not tell anyone that I feel like an impostor
  12. I have missed opportunities because I was afraid I would fail
  13. I assume that when people compliment me, they are just being nice
  14. I always apologize for mistakes or for not knowing something
  15. I was admitted or hired because of some kind of mistake
  16. I should be able to do everything myself
  17. I qualify questions or comments by saying things like "This may not be right but..."
  18. I never let on that I do not know something
  19. I always hold back when working in a group or team
  20. I never make declarative statements like "I know the answer"
  21. I do not let people see me working or studying too hard
  22. I remind others of how much I do not know
  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