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

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