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

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