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

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