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

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