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

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