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

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