I onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workI shouldautomatically"get it"I alwaysassume I willfail so I will notbe disappointedwhen I doIf I can doit, anyonecanI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing niceI always hide myaccomplishmentsDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardI panic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI apologizefor mistakesor for notknowingsomethingI do notvoice myrealopinionsEventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI shouldfeel luckythat I gotthis jobI should beable to domost thingsby myselfI never makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"Never let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI try to be reallypersonable andfriendly so peoplewon't notice ormind if I'm notthat good.I was probablychosenbecause ofsome kind ofmistakeIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchI look reallygood on paperbut I don't reallyhave the skillsto live up to mycredentialsI succeededbecause Ihad a lot ofhelpFailureis not anoptionI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workI shouldautomatically"get it"I alwaysassume I willfail so I will notbe disappointedwhen I doIf I can doit, anyonecanI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing niceI always hide myaccomplishmentsDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardI panic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI apologizefor mistakesor for notknowingsomethingI do notvoice myrealopinionsEventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI shouldfeel luckythat I gotthis jobI should beable to domost thingsby myselfI never makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"Never let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI try to be reallypersonable andfriendly so peoplewon't notice ormind if I'm notthat good.I was probablychosenbecause ofsome kind ofmistakeIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchI look reallygood on paperbut I don't reallyhave the skillsto live up to mycredentialsI succeededbecause Ihad a lot ofhelpFailureis not anoption

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. I only won/accomplished because there wasn't that much competition
  2. I always share credit with others even if I did most of the work
  3. I should automatically "get it"
  4. I always assume I will fail so I will not be disappointed when I do
  5. If I can do it, anyone can
  6. I assume when people are complementing that they are being nice
  7. I always hide my accomplishments
  8. Do not let people see you working too hard
  9. I panic before a test or presentation or performance
  10. I apologize for mistakes or for not knowing something
  11. I do not voice my real opinions
  12. Eventually people will realize that I'm not that smart
  13. I should feel lucky that I got this job
  14. I should be able to do most things by myself
  15. I never make declarative statements like "I know the answer"
  16. Never let on that you do not know how to do something
  17. I try to be really personable and friendly so people won't notice or mind if I'm not that good.
  18. I was probably chosen because of some kind of mistake
  19. It was a fluke. I can only be this good once
  20. I don't tell anyone I feel like an impostor
  21. I should just "get it" like everyone around me
  22. I remind others of how much I don't know so they don't expect too much
  23. I look really good on paper but I don't really have the skills to live up to my credentials
  24. I succeeded because I had a lot of help
  25. Failure is not an option