i refuseassistanceso that i canprove myworth“I shouldneverneedhelp”“I shouldexcel ineverythingI do”i need toaccomplishthings onmy own“I shouldknoweverythingin my field”asking forhelp is asign ofweakness“I shouldalwaysknow theanswer”“I don’tneedanyone’shelp.”peoplethink i’mstuck upi willmindlesslystruggle overa task insteadof ask for helpi framerequests interms of therequirementsof the projectneedinghelp =failure“I shouldget it rightthe firsttime”i have todoeverythingalonei“I shouldnevermake amistake”“i shouldnever beconfused”i have tofigureeverythingout bymyselfeven if it’smore efficientto ask forsomeone’shelp, i won’ti hatehavingneeds“i shouldalwaysfeelconfident”asking forhelp wouldexpose meas a fraud“I shouldalwaysunderstandwhat I’mreading”i don’tneedothersi refuseassistanceso that i canprove myworth“I shouldneverneedhelp”“I shouldexcel ineverythingI do”i need toaccomplishthings onmy own“I shouldknoweverythingin my field”asking forhelp is asign ofweakness“I shouldalwaysknow theanswer”“I don’tneedanyone’shelp.”peoplethink i’mstuck upi willmindlesslystruggle overa task insteadof ask for helpi framerequests interms of therequirementsof the projectneedinghelp =failure“I shouldget it rightthe firsttime”i have todoeverythingalonei“I shouldnevermake amistake”“i shouldnever beconfused”i have tofigureeverythingout bymyselfeven if it’smore efficientto ask forsomeone’shelp, i won’ti hatehavingneeds“i shouldalwaysfeelconfident”asking forhelp wouldexpose meas a fraud“I shouldalwaysunderstandwhat I’mreading”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 need help”
  3. “I should excel in everything I do”
  4. i need to accomplish things on my own
  5. “I should know everything in my field”
  6. asking for help is a sign of weakness
  7. “I should always know the answer”
  8. “I don’t need anyone’s help.”
  9. people think i’m stuck up
  10. i will mindlessly struggle over a task instead of ask for help
  11. i frame requests in terms of the requirements of the project
  12. needing help = failure
  13. “I should get it right the first time”
  14. i have to do everything alone
  15. i
  16. “I should never make a mistake”
  17. “i should never be confused”
  18. i have to figure everything out by myself
  19. even if it’s more efficient to ask for someone’s help, i won’t
  20. i hate having needs
  21. “i should always feel confident”
  22. asking for help would expose me as a fraud
  23. “I should always understand what I’m reading”
  24. i don’t need others