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


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