i hatehavingneedsi refuseassistanceso that i canprove myworthi have todoeverythingalonepeoplethink i’mstuck upasking forhelp wouldexpose meas a fraud“i shouldalwaysfeelconfident”“I shouldnevermake amistake”“i shouldnever beconfused”i have tofigureeverythingout bymyselfi need toaccomplishthings onmy owni willmindlesslystruggle overa task insteadof ask for help“I shouldalwaysknow theanswer”i“I shouldknoweverythingin my field”asking forhelp is asign ofweakness“I shouldget it rightthe firsttime”even if it’smore efficientto ask forsomeone’shelp, i won’t“I shouldneverneedhelp”needinghelp =failure“I shouldalwaysunderstandwhat I’mreading”“I don’tneedanyone’shelp.”i don’tneedothersi framerequests interms of therequirementsof the project“I shouldexcel ineverythingI do”i hatehavingneedsi refuseassistanceso that i canprove myworthi have todoeverythingalonepeoplethink i’mstuck upasking forhelp wouldexpose meas a fraud“i shouldalwaysfeelconfident”“I shouldnevermake amistake”“i shouldnever beconfused”i have tofigureeverythingout bymyselfi need toaccomplishthings onmy owni willmindlesslystruggle overa task insteadof ask for help“I shouldalwaysknow theanswer”i“I shouldknoweverythingin my field”asking forhelp is asign ofweakness“I shouldget it rightthe firsttime”even if it’smore efficientto ask forsomeone’shelp, i won’t“I shouldneverneedhelp”needinghelp =failure“I shouldalwaysunderstandwhat I’mreading”“I don’tneedanyone’shelp.”i don’tneedothersi framerequests interms of therequirementsof the project“I shouldexcel ineverythingI do”

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