Eventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI qualifythings bysaying: "Thismay not beright, but..."Failure isnot anoptionDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorI always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workI look reallygood on paperbut I don't reallyhave the skills tolive up to mycredentialsI hold backwhenworking witha group orteamI apologizefor mistakesor for notknowingsomethingIf I can doit, anyonecanI succeededbecause Ihad a lot ofhelpI try to be reallypersonable andfriendly so peoplewon't notice ormind if I'm not thatgood.I assume Iwill fall shortso I won't bedisappointedwhen I doI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI was probablychosen/hired/admittedbecause of some kindof mistakeI should feellucky that Igot thisdeal/case/jobI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing niceI panic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI should beable to domost thingsby myselfEventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI qualifythings bysaying: "Thismay not beright, but..."Failure isnot anoptionDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorI always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workI look reallygood on paperbut I don't reallyhave the skills tolive up to mycredentialsI hold backwhenworking witha group orteamI apologizefor mistakesor for notknowingsomethingIf I can doit, anyonecanI succeededbecause Ihad a lot ofhelpI try to be reallypersonable andfriendly so peoplewon't notice ormind if I'm not thatgood.I assume Iwill fall shortso I won't bedisappointedwhen I doI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI was probablychosen/hired/admittedbecause of some kindof mistakeI should feellucky that Igot thisdeal/case/jobI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing niceI panic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionDon't challengeyourself for fearthat you mightlook bad if youdon't knowsomethingI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI should beable to domost thingsby myself

Impostor Syndrome Bingo - 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. Eventually people will realize that I'm not that smart
  2. I qualify things by saying: "This may not be right, but..."
  3. Failure is not an option
  4. Do not let people see you working too hard
  5. It was a fluke. I can only be this good once
  6. I don't tell anyone I feel like an impostor
  7. I always share credit with others even if I did most of the work
  8. I look really good on paper but I don't really have the skills to live up to my credentials
  9. I hold back when working with a group or team
  10. I apologize for mistakes or for not knowing something
  11. If I can do it, anyone can
  12. I succeeded because I had a lot of help
  13. I try to be really personable and friendly so people won't notice or mind if I'm not that good.
  14. I assume I will fall short so I won't be disappointed when I do
  15. I should just "get it" like everyone around me
  16. I was probably chosen/hired/admitted because of some kind of mistake
  17. I should feel lucky that I got this deal/case/job
  18. I assume when people are complementing that they are being nice
  19. I panic before a test or presentation or performance
  20. I only won/accomplished because there wasn't that much competition
  21. Don't challenge yourself for fear that you might look bad if you don't know something
  22. I remind others of how much I don't know so they don't expect too much
  23. Never let on that you do not know how to do something
  24. I should be able to do most things by myself