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

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