I don'tfeel like IbelongI think thateventually peoplewill realize that Iam not that smartor talentedI should beableto doeverythingmyselfI share creditwith otherseven if I didall of theworkI do notvoice mytrueopinionsI have missedopportunitiesbecause Iassumed Iwould failI don't tellanyone that Ifeel likean impostorI hold backwhenworking witha group orteamI alwaysexplain why Idon't deservea complimentI don't letpeople seeme studyingor workingtoo hardWhen peoplecomplimentme, I assumethey're justbeing niceI alwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingI never let onwhen I donot knowhow to dosomethingI attributeaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myselfI feel like Ishouldautomatically"get it"When someoneuses anunfamiliar word,I assumeeveryone elseunderstandsI usually qualifymy commentsby saying "Thismay not beright, but..."I feel like Ishouldsucceed ateverythingthat I doI tend topanic beforepresentations& interviewsI judge mysuccess byothers'accomplishmentsI think I washired oradmittedbecause ofsome kind ofmistakeI typicallyassume thatother peopleare rightI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyhappenI'm a fraud andit's just a matterof time beforeeveryone findsoutI don'tfeel like IbelongI think thateventually peoplewill realize that Iam not that smartor talentedI should beableto doeverythingmyselfI share creditwith otherseven if I didall of theworkI do notvoice mytrueopinionsI have missedopportunitiesbecause Iassumed Iwould failI don't tellanyone that Ifeel likean impostorI hold backwhenworking witha group orteamI alwaysexplain why Idon't deservea complimentI don't letpeople seeme studyingor workingtoo hardWhen peoplecomplimentme, I assumethey're justbeing niceI alwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingI never let onwhen I donot knowhow to dosomethingI attributeaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myselfI feel like Ishouldautomatically"get it"When someoneuses anunfamiliar word,I assumeeveryone elseunderstandsI usually qualifymy commentsby saying "Thismay not beright, but..."I feel like Ishouldsucceed ateverythingthat I doI tend topanic beforepresentations& interviewsI judge mysuccess byothers'accomplishmentsI think I washired oradmittedbecause ofsome kind ofmistakeI typicallyassume thatother peopleare rightI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyhappenI'm a fraud andit's just a matterof time beforeeveryone findsout

Impostorism 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 don't feel like I belong
  2. I think that eventually people will realize that I am not that smart or talented
  3. I should be able to do everything myself
  4. I share credit with others even if I did all of the work
  5. I do not voice my true opinions
  6. I have missed opportunities because I assumed I would fail
  7. I don't tell anyone that I feel like an impostor
  8. I hold back when working with a group or team
  9. I always explain why I don't deserve a compliment
  10. I don't let people see me studying or working too hard
  11. When people compliment me, I assume they're just being nice
  12. I always apologize for mistakes or for not knowing something
  13. I never let on when I do not know how to do something
  14. I attribute accomplishments to something other than myself
  15. I feel like I should automatically "get it"
  16. When someone uses an unfamiliar word, I assume everyone else understands
  17. I usually qualify my comments by saying "This may not be right, but..."
  18. I feel like I should succeed at everything that I do
  19. I tend to panic before presentations & interviews
  20. I judge my success by others' accomplishments
  21. I think I was hired or admitted because of some kind of mistake
  22. I typically assume that other people are right
  23. I should be able to anticipate problems before they happen
  24. I'm a fraud and it's just a matter of time before everyone finds out