I panicbeforeperformancereviewsI don't let onwhen I don'tknow how todo somethinI alwaysassumeother peopleare rightI often think Iam not qualifiedenough toshare myopinionI assumepeople arecomplementingme to "be nice"I do not tellnew people Imeet whatmy job isright awayI hidemy realopinionsI do notlike to"show up"menI think mycoworkersknow morethan I doI do not letpeople seeme workingtoo hardI think Ishouldsucceed ateverythingI dismisscomplimentsI alwaysassume I willfail so I'm notdisappointedif I doI know peoplewill eventuallyrealize I'munderqualifiedI often attributemyaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myselfI remindmyself that Ishould feellucky forhaving this jobI feel like Idon'tdeserve tobe in mypositionI panic beforebigpresentationsI make jokesso peopledon't realizeI'munderqualifiedI sometimesthink everyoneknows what theyare doing exceptmeI sometimesavoid askingquestions inmeetingsI hide myaccomplishmentsI am worriedothers willjudge me forbeing myselfI hold backwhenworking ina teamI doubt myabilitieswhen I don'tautomatically"get it"I qualifyquestions orcomments withthings like "Thismay not be right,but..."I oftenapologize formakingmistakes or notknowingsomethingI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animposterI avoiddeclarativestatementssuch as "I knowthe answer"I do notchallengemyself toomuchI was hiredbecause ofsome kindof mistakeI share crediteven when Idid all theworkI think I willget fired or"found out" ifI make anymistakesI think I won'tbe able tolive up toother'sexpectationsI should beable to doeverythingmyselfI panicbeforeperformancereviewsI don't let onwhen I don'tknow how todo somethinI alwaysassumeother peopleare rightI often think Iam not qualifiedenough toshare myopinionI assumepeople arecomplementingme to "be nice"I do not tellnew people Imeet whatmy job isright awayI hidemy realopinionsI do notlike to"show up"menI think mycoworkersknow morethan I doI do not letpeople seeme workingtoo hardI think Ishouldsucceed ateverythingI dismisscomplimentsI alwaysassume I willfail so I'm notdisappointedif I doI know peoplewill eventuallyrealize I'munderqualifiedI often attributemyaccomplishmentsto somethingother than myselfI remindmyself that Ishould feellucky forhaving this jobI feel like Idon'tdeserve tobe in mypositionI panic beforebigpresentationsI make jokesso peopledon't realizeI'munderqualifiedI sometimesthink everyoneknows what theyare doing exceptmeI sometimesavoid askingquestions inmeetingsI hide myaccomplishmentsI am worriedothers willjudge me forbeing myselfI hold backwhenworking ina teamI doubt myabilitieswhen I don'tautomatically"get it"I qualifyquestions orcomments withthings like "Thismay not be right,but..."I oftenapologize formakingmistakes or notknowingsomethingI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animposterI avoiddeclarativestatementssuch as "I knowthe answer"I do notchallengemyself toomuchI was hiredbecause ofsome kindof mistakeI share crediteven when Idid all theworkI think I willget fired or"found out" ifI make anymistakesI think I won'tbe able tolive up toother'sexpectationsI 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 panic before performance reviews
  2. I don't let on when I don't know how to do somethin
  3. I always assume other people are right
  4. I often think I am not qualified enough to share my opinion
  5. I assume people are complementing me to "be nice"
  6. I do not tell new people I meet what my job is right away
  7. I hide my real opinions
  8. I do not like to "show up" men
  9. I think my coworkers know more than I do
  10. I do not let people see me working too hard
  11. I think I should succeed at everything
  12. I dismiss compliments
  13. I always assume I will fail so I'm not disappointed if I do
  14. I know people will eventually realize I'm underqualified
  15. I often attribute my accomplishments to something other than myself
  16. I remind myself that I should feel lucky for having this job
  17. I feel like I don't deserve to be in my position
  18. I panic before big presentations
  19. I make jokes so people don't realize I'm underqualified
  20. I sometimes think everyone knows what they are doing except me
  21. I sometimes avoid asking questions in meetings
  22. I hide my accomplishments
  23. I am worried others will judge me for being myself
  24. I hold back when working in a team
  25. I doubt my abilities when I don't automatically "get it"
  26. I qualify questions or comments with things like "This may not be right, but..."
  27. I often apologize for making mistakes or not knowing something
  28. I don't tell anyone I feel like an imposter
  29. I avoid declarative statements such as "I know the answer"
  30. I do not challenge myself too much
  31. I was hired because of some kind of mistake
  32. I share credit even when I did all the work
  33. I think I will get fired or "found out" if I make any mistakes
  34. I think I won't be able to live up to other's expectations
  35. I should be able to do everything myself