CriticizingyourperformanceFeeling badfor being notas wealthyas yourpeersTaking ontoo much tobe like yourcolleagues“I don’tdeserve tobeconsidered‘successful’”Doubtingyourself insomethingyou knowyou can doNever makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"I suppressmy realopinionsComparingyourself toothersFeelingyou’re notenoughI alwayshide myeffort NotcontributingtoconversationAlwaystrying to beaperfectionist“Nobodyunderstandswhat it’s liketo beinferior”Dismissingnew andunfamiliaropportunitiesAlwaysapologizefor noreasonBlamingissues onexternalfactorsAlways startwith “this isprobablywrong” whenansweringBeingunable toacceptcomplimentsFeelingdiscouragedwhen otherssucceed andI don’tThinking allyour successis a productof goodfortuneAlwaysgiving otherpeople creditfor your ownworkActivelyloweringothersexpectationsof youI shouldn'tmakemistakesFeelingunconfidentwhen withyourcolleaguesCriticizingyourperformanceFeeling badfor being notas wealthyas yourpeersTaking ontoo much tobe like yourcolleagues“I don’tdeserve tobeconsidered‘successful’”Doubtingyourself insomethingyou knowyou can doNever makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"I suppressmy realopinionsComparingyourself toothersFeelingyou’re notenoughI alwayshide myeffort NotcontributingtoconversationAlwaystrying to beaperfectionist“Nobodyunderstandswhat it’s liketo beinferior”Dismissingnew andunfamiliaropportunitiesAlwaysapologizefor noreasonBlamingissues onexternalfactorsAlways startwith “this isprobablywrong” whenansweringBeingunable toacceptcomplimentsFeelingdiscouragedwhen otherssucceed andI don’tThinking allyour successis a productof goodfortuneAlwaysgiving otherpeople creditfor your ownworkActivelyloweringothersexpectationsof youI shouldn'tmakemistakesFeelingunconfidentwhen withyourcolleagues

Imposter 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.


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  1. Criticizing your performance
  2. Feeling bad for being not as wealthy as your peers
  3. Taking on too much to be like your colleagues
  4. “I don’t deserve to be considered ‘successful’”
  5. Doubting yourself in something you know you can do
  6. Never make declarative statements like "I know the answer"
  7. I suppress my real opinions
  8. Comparing yourself to others
  9. Feeling you’re not enough
  10. I always hide my effort
  11. Not contributing to conversation
  12. Always trying to be a perfectionist
  13. “Nobody understands what it’s like to be inferior”
  14. Dismissing new and unfamiliar opportunities
  15. Always apologize for no reason
  16. Blaming issues on external factors
  17. Always start with “this is probably wrong” when answering
  18. Being unable to accept compliments
  19. Feeling discouraged when others succeed and I don’t
  20. Thinking all your success is a product of good fortune
  21. Always giving other people credit for your own work
  22. Actively lowering others expectations of you
  23. I shouldn't make mistakes
  24. Feeling unconfident when with your colleagues