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

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