i refuseassistanceso that i canprove myworth“i shouldnever beconfused”i have todoeverythingalone“I shouldget it rightthe firsttime”“I shouldalwaysunderstandwhat I’mreading”asking forhelp wouldexpose meas a fraudi willmindlesslystruggle overa task insteadof ask for helpeven if it’smore efficientto ask forsomeone’shelp, i won’t“I shouldalwaysknow theanswer”i framerequests interms of therequirementsof the projecti have tofigureeverythingout bymyself“I shouldknoweverythingin my field”i“I shouldnevermake amistake”i hatehavingneedsneedinghelp =failurepeoplethink i’mstuck upasking forhelp is asign ofweakness“I shouldneverneedhelp”“I don’tneedanyone’shelp.”“I shouldexcel ineverythingI do”i need toaccomplishthings onmy own“i shouldalwaysfeelconfident”i don’tneedothersi refuseassistanceso that i canprove myworth“i shouldnever beconfused”i have todoeverythingalone“I shouldget it rightthe firsttime”“I shouldalwaysunderstandwhat I’mreading”asking forhelp wouldexpose meas a fraudi willmindlesslystruggle overa task insteadof ask for helpeven if it’smore efficientto ask forsomeone’shelp, i won’t“I shouldalwaysknow theanswer”i framerequests interms of therequirementsof the projecti have tofigureeverythingout bymyself“I shouldknoweverythingin my field”i“I shouldnevermake amistake”i hatehavingneedsneedinghelp =failurepeoplethink i’mstuck upasking forhelp is asign ofweakness“I shouldneverneedhelp”“I don’tneedanyone’shelp.”“I shouldexcel ineverythingI do”i need toaccomplishthings onmy own“i shouldalwaysfeelconfident”i don’tneedothers

impostor syndrome: the soloist - 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 refuse assistance so that i can prove my worth
  2. “i should never be confused”
  3. i have to do everything alone
  4. “I should get it right the first time”
  5. “I should always understand what I’m reading”
  6. asking for help would expose me as a fraud
  7. i will mindlessly struggle over a task instead of ask for help
  8. even if it’s more efficient to ask for someone’s help, i won’t
  9. “I should always know the answer”
  10. i frame requests in terms of the requirements of the project
  11. i have to figure everything out by myself
  12. “I should know everything in my field”
  13. i
  14. “I should never make a mistake”
  15. i hate having needs
  16. needing help = failure
  17. people think i’m stuck up
  18. asking for help is a sign of weakness
  19. “I should never need help”
  20. “I don’t need anyone’s help.”
  21. “I should excel in everything I do”
  22. i need to accomplish things on my own
  23. “i should always feel confident”
  24. i don’t need others