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

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