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

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