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

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