i don’tneedothers“I don’tneedanyone’shelp.”even if it’smore efficientto ask forsomeone’shelp, i won’tasking forhelp is asign ofweaknessi framerequests interms of therequirementsof the project“I shouldalwaysknow theanswer”i have tofigureeverythingout bymyself“I shouldknoweverythingin my field”“I shouldexcel ineverythingI do”“i shouldnever beconfused”i“i shouldalwaysfeelconfident”peoplethink i’mstuck upi hatehavingneedsi have todoeverythingaloneneedinghelp =failurei willmindlesslystruggle overa task insteadof ask for help“I shouldnevermake amistake”“I shouldget it rightthe firsttime”“I shouldalwaysunderstandwhat I’mreading”i need toaccomplishthings onmy ownasking forhelp wouldexpose meas a fraudi refuseassistanceso that i canprove myworth“I shouldneverneedhelp”i don’tneedothers“I don’tneedanyone’shelp.”even if it’smore efficientto ask forsomeone’shelp, i won’tasking forhelp is asign ofweaknessi framerequests interms of therequirementsof the project“I shouldalwaysknow theanswer”i have tofigureeverythingout bymyself“I shouldknoweverythingin my field”“I shouldexcel ineverythingI do”“i shouldnever beconfused”i“i shouldalwaysfeelconfident”peoplethink i’mstuck upi hatehavingneedsi have todoeverythingaloneneedinghelp =failurei willmindlesslystruggle overa task insteadof ask for help“I shouldnevermake amistake”“I shouldget it rightthe firsttime”“I shouldalwaysunderstandwhat I’mreading”i need toaccomplishthings onmy ownasking forhelp wouldexpose meas a fraudi refuseassistanceso that i canprove myworth“I shouldneverneedhelp”

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