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

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