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

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