NotcontributingtoconversationThinking allyour successis a productof goodfortuneAlways startwith “this isprobablywrong” whenansweringBeingunable toacceptcomplimentsNever makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"Feelingdiscouragedwhen otherssucceed andI don’tComparingyourself toothersAlwaysgiving otherpeople creditfor your ownworkCriticizingyourperformanceTaking ontoo much tobe like yourcolleaguesAlwaysapologizefor noreasonAlwaystrying to beaperfectionistI shouldn'tmakemistakes“I don’tdeserve tobeconsidered‘successful’”“Nobodyunderstandswhat it’s liketo beinferior”Doubtingyourself insomethingyou knowyou can doI alwayshide myeffort I suppressmy realopinionsDismissingnew andunfamiliaropportunitiesBlamingissues onexternalfactorsFeelingyou’re notenoughFeelingunconfidentwhen withyourcolleaguesActivelyloweringothersexpectationsof youFeeling badfor being notas wealthyas yourpeersNotcontributingtoconversationThinking allyour successis a productof goodfortuneAlways startwith “this isprobablywrong” whenansweringBeingunable toacceptcomplimentsNever makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"Feelingdiscouragedwhen otherssucceed andI don’tComparingyourself toothersAlwaysgiving otherpeople creditfor your ownworkCriticizingyourperformanceTaking ontoo much tobe like yourcolleaguesAlwaysapologizefor noreasonAlwaystrying to beaperfectionistI shouldn'tmakemistakes“I don’tdeserve tobeconsidered‘successful’”“Nobodyunderstandswhat it’s liketo beinferior”Doubtingyourself insomethingyou knowyou can doI alwayshide myeffort I suppressmy realopinionsDismissingnew andunfamiliaropportunitiesBlamingissues onexternalfactorsFeelingyou’re notenoughFeelingunconfidentwhen withyourcolleaguesActivelyloweringothersexpectationsof youFeeling badfor being notas wealthyas yourpeers

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