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

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