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