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

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