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

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