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

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