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