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

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