I assumepeople arecomplementingme to "be nice"I don't let onwhen I don'tknow how todo somethinI often attributemyaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myselfI do not letpeople seeme workingtoo hardI think Ishouldsucceed ateverythingI alwaysassumeother peopleare rightI qualifyquestions orcomments withthings like "Thismay not be right,but..."I hold backwhenworking ina teamI was hiredbecause ofsome kindof mistakeI alwaysassume I willfail so I'm notdisappointedif I doI share crediteven when Idid all theworkI do notchallengemyself toomuchI sometimesthink everyoneknows what theyare doing exceptmeI think I won'tbe able tolive up toother'sexpectationsI doubt myabilitieswhen I don'tautomatically"get it"I avoiddeclarativestatementssuch as "I knowthe answer"I panic beforebigpresentationsI should beable to doeverythingmyselfI do notlike to"show up"menI often think Iam not qualifiedenough toshare myopinionI think mycoworkersknow morethan I doI sometimesavoid askingquestions inmeetingsI panicbeforeperformancereviewsI hidemy realopinionsI am worriedothers willjudge me forbeing myselfI make jokesso peopledon't realizeI'munderqualifiedI think I willget fired or"found out" ifI make anymistakesI remindmyself that Ishould feellucky forhaving this jobI know peoplewill eventuallyrealize I'munderqualifiedI feel like Idon'tdeserve tobe in mypositionI do not tellnew people Imeet whatmy job isright awayI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animposterI hide myaccomplishmentsI dismisscomplimentsI oftenapologize formakingmistakes or notknowingsomethingI assumepeople arecomplementingme to "be nice"I don't let onwhen I don'tknow how todo somethinI often attributemyaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myselfI do not letpeople seeme workingtoo hardI think Ishouldsucceed ateverythingI alwaysassumeother peopleare rightI qualifyquestions orcomments withthings like "Thismay not be right,but..."I hold backwhenworking ina teamI was hiredbecause ofsome kindof mistakeI alwaysassume I willfail so I'm notdisappointedif I doI share crediteven when Idid all theworkI do notchallengemyself toomuchI sometimesthink everyoneknows what theyare doing exceptmeI think I won'tbe able tolive up toother'sexpectationsI doubt myabilitieswhen I don'tautomatically"get it"I avoiddeclarativestatementssuch as "I knowthe answer"I panic beforebigpresentationsI should beable to doeverythingmyselfI do notlike to"show up"menI often think Iam not qualifiedenough toshare myopinionI think mycoworkersknow morethan I doI sometimesavoid askingquestions inmeetingsI panicbeforeperformancereviewsI hidemy realopinionsI am worriedothers willjudge me forbeing myselfI make jokesso peopledon't realizeI'munderqualifiedI think I willget fired or"found out" ifI make anymistakesI remindmyself that Ishould feellucky forhaving this jobI know peoplewill eventuallyrealize I'munderqualifiedI feel like Idon'tdeserve tobe in mypositionI do not tellnew people Imeet whatmy job isright awayI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animposterI hide myaccomplishmentsI dismisscomplimentsI oftenapologize formakingmistakes or notknowingsomething

Imposter Syndrome - 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 assume people are complementing me to "be nice"
  2. I don't let on when I don't know how to do somethin
  3. I often attribute my accomplishments to something other than myself
  4. I do not let people see me working too hard
  5. I think I should succeed at everything
  6. I always assume other people are right
  7. I qualify questions or comments with things like "This may not be right, but..."
  8. I hold back when working in a team
  9. I was hired because of some kind of mistake
  10. I always assume I will fail so I'm not disappointed if I do
  11. I share credit even when I did all the work
  12. I do not challenge myself too much
  13. I sometimes think everyone knows what they are doing except me
  14. I think I won't be able to live up to other's expectations
  15. I doubt my abilities when I don't automatically "get it"
  16. I avoid declarative statements such as "I know the answer"
  17. I panic before big presentations
  18. I should be able to do everything myself
  19. I do not like to "show up" men
  20. I often think I am not qualified enough to share my opinion
  21. I think my coworkers know more than I do
  22. I sometimes avoid asking questions in meetings
  23. I panic before performance reviews
  24. I hide my real opinions
  25. I am worried others will judge me for being myself
  26. I make jokes so people don't realize I'm underqualified
  27. I think I will get fired or "found out" if I make any mistakes
  28. I remind myself that I should feel lucky for having this job
  29. I know people will eventually realize I'm underqualified
  30. I feel like I don't deserve to be in my position
  31. I do not tell new people I meet what my job is right away
  32. I don't tell anyone I feel like an imposter
  33. I hide my accomplishments
  34. I dismiss compliments
  35. I often apologize for making mistakes or not knowing something