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

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