I can’t talk to____ withoutmaking itawkwardi’m alwayswaiting forthe perfecttime to dosomethingi can’t actwithoutbeing 1000%preparedi have a lot ofself doubtbecause “she’”will always bebetter than me.i’m thinka controlfreaki feel frustratedanddisappointed ineverything lessthan flawlesssuccess isnevergoodenoughfree.I care tomuch abtwhat peoplethink of meimproductiverandomlyI overthink to thepoint where I’mconvincednobody actuallylikes mei don’t givemyself creditwhen it’s duei alwaysthink thatyou ‘could’vedone abetter job’I hate her but I can’t hateher because then peoplejudge me for hating her andI can’t have people judgeme because then I’m notthe perfect girl everyonethinks I am but then whyshould I care what peoplethink of me... because Ihave to care oif i wantsomethingdone right ihave to do itmyselfMyconfidenceis goneI’m toquiet andthen I’mtoo loudeverythingcould’vedone evenbetteri’m amicromanagerI cry tooeasilyover“nothing”i planeverythingIovershareto muchto peopleI can’tsay no.i feel like mywork must be100% perfect,100% of thetimesomeonecan alwaysgive a betterstory andone-up meI can’t talk to____ withoutmaking itawkwardi’m alwayswaiting forthe perfecttime to dosomethingi can’t actwithoutbeing 1000%preparedi have a lot ofself doubtbecause “she’”will always bebetter than me.i’m thinka controlfreaki feel frustratedanddisappointed ineverything lessthan flawlesssuccess isnevergoodenoughfree.I care tomuch abtwhat peoplethink of meimproductiverandomlyI overthink to thepoint where I’mconvincednobody actuallylikes mei don’t givemyself creditwhen it’s duei alwaysthink thatyou ‘could’vedone abetter job’I hate her but I can’t hateher because then peoplejudge me for hating her andI can’t have people judgeme because then I’m notthe perfect girl everyonethinks I am but then whyshould I care what peoplethink of me... because Ihave to care oif i wantsomethingdone right ihave to do itmyselfMyconfidenceis goneI’m toquiet andthen I’mtoo loudeverythingcould’vedone evenbetteri’m amicromanagerI cry tooeasilyover“nothing”i planeverythingIovershareto muchto peopleI can’tsay no.i feel like mywork must be100% perfect,100% of thetimesomeonecan alwaysgive a betterstory andone-up me

impostor syndrome: the perfectionist - 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 can’t talk to ____ without making it awkward
  2. i’m always waiting for the perfect time to do something
  3. i can’t act without being 1000% prepared
  4. i have a lot of self doubt because “she’” will always be better than me.
  5. i’m think a control freak
  6. i feel frustrated and disappointed in everything less than flawless
  7. success is never good enough
  8. free.
  9. I care to much abt what people think of me
  10. im productive randomly
  11. I overthink to the point where I’m convinced nobody actually likes me
  12. i don’t give myself credit when it’s due
  13. i always think that you ‘could’ve done a better job’
  14. I hate her but I can’t hate her because then people judge me for hating her and I can’t have people judge me because then I’m not the perfect girl everyone thinks I am but then why should I care what people think of me... because I have to care o
  15. if i want something done right i have to do it myself
  16. My confidence is gone
  17. I’m to quiet and then I’m too loud
  18. everything could’ve done even better
  19. i’m a micromanager
  20. I cry too easily over “nothing”
  21. i plan everything
  22. I overshare to much to people
  23. I can’t say no.
  24. i feel like my work must be 100% perfect, 100% of the time
  25. someone can always give a better story and one-up me