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