I panic beforetests,presentations,or interviewsI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doI hide myaccomplish-mentsI shouldautomaticallyunderstandthingsI should feellucky to havegotten intograd schoolI never admitwhen I don'tknow how todosomethingMysuccesshas beendue to luckI assume I'llfail so that Iwon't bedisappointedwhen I do failI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurI should beable to doeverythingby myselfI oftencomparemyself to myclassmatesEventuallypeople willrealize I'munderqualifiedI remindothers ofhow much Idon't knowWhen peoplecomplimentme, I assumethey're justbeing niceWhen I meetnew people off-campus, Inever tell themI'm in gradschoolWhen I meetnew people off-campus, Inever tell themI do mathI apologizefor notknowingthingsI seem morecompetentthan I reallyamI think myclassmatesare better atmath than IamI don'tvoice myrealopinionsIapologizefor smallmistakesI qualify questionsor comments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."If I work withothers, they'llsee that I'mnot qualifiedto be hereI hold backwhenworking ina groupI don't letpeople seeme studyingtoo hardI attribute myaccomplish-ments tosomethingother thanmyselfWhen peoplecompliment me,I explain why Idon't deservethe complimentI never makeassertionslike, "I knowthe answer"I don't tellanyone that Ifeel like animpostorI don'tchallengemyself toomuchI wasadmittedbecause ofa mistakeI panic beforetests,presentations,or interviewsI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doI hide myaccomplish-mentsI shouldautomaticallyunderstandthingsI should feellucky to havegotten intograd schoolI never admitwhen I don'tknow how todosomethingMysuccesshas beendue to luckI assume I'llfail so that Iwon't bedisappointedwhen I do failI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurI should beable to doeverythingby myselfI oftencomparemyself to myclassmatesEventuallypeople willrealize I'munderqualifiedI remindothers ofhow much Idon't knowWhen peoplecomplimentme, I assumethey're justbeing niceWhen I meetnew people off-campus, Inever tell themI'm in gradschoolWhen I meetnew people off-campus, Inever tell themI do mathI apologizefor notknowingthingsI seem morecompetentthan I reallyamI think myclassmatesare better atmath than IamI don'tvoice myrealopinionsIapologizefor smallmistakesI qualify questionsor comments bysaying things like,"This may not beright, but..."If I work withothers, they'llsee that I'mnot qualifiedto be hereI hold backwhenworking ina groupI don't letpeople seeme studyingtoo hardI attribute myaccomplish-ments tosomethingother thanmyselfWhen peoplecompliment me,I explain why Idon't deservethe complimentI never makeassertionslike, "I knowthe answer"I don't tellanyone that Ifeel like animpostorI don'tchallengemyself toomuchI wasadmittedbecause ofa mistake

Impostor Syndrome Bingo - 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.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
  1. I panic before tests, presentations, or interviews
  2. I should succeed at everything I do
  3. I hide my accomplish-ments
  4. I should automatically understand things
  5. I should feel lucky to have gotten into grad school
  6. I never admit when I don't know how to do something
  7. My success has been due to luck
  8. I assume I'll fail so that I won't be disappointed when I do fail
  9. I should be able to anticipate problems before they occur
  10. I should be able to do everything by myself
  11. I often compare myself to my classmates
  12. Eventually people will realize I'm underqualified
  13. I remind others of how much I don't know
  14. When people compliment me, I assume they're just being nice
  15. When I meet new people off-campus, I never tell them I'm in grad school
  16. When I meet new people off-campus, I never tell them I do math
  17. I apologize for not knowing things
  18. I seem more competent than I really am
  19. I think my classmates are better at math than I am
  20. I don't voice my real opinions
  21. I apologize for small mistakes
  22. I qualify questions or comments by saying things like, "This may not be right, but..."
  23. If I work with others, they'll see that I'm not qualified to be here
  24. I hold back when working in a group
  25. I don't let people see me studying too hard
  26. I attribute my accomplish-ments to something other than myself
  27. When people compliment me, I explain why I don't deserve the compliment
  28. I never make assertions like, "I know the answer"
  29. I don't tell anyone that I feel like an impostor
  30. I don't challenge myself too much
  31. I was admitted because of a mistake