Never let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI shouldfeel luckythat I gotthis jobDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceIf I can doit, anyonecanI do notvoice myrealopinionsFailureis not anoptionI always hide myaccomplishmentsI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing niceI try to be reallypersonable andfriendly so peoplewon't notice ormind if I'm notthat good.Eventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI look reallygood on paperbut I don't reallyhave the skillsto live up to mycredentialsI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorI alwaysassume I willfail so I will notbe disappointedwhen I doI succeededbecause Ihad a lot ofhelpI shouldautomatically"get it"I apologizefor mistakesor for notknowingsomethingI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI panic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchI was probablychosenbecause ofsome kind ofmistakeI never makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"I always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workI should beable to domost thingsby myselfNever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI shouldfeel luckythat I gotthis jobDo not letpeople seeyou workingtoo hardIt was afluke. I canonly be thisgood onceIf I can doit, anyonecanI do notvoice myrealopinionsFailureis not anoptionI always hide myaccomplishmentsI assume whenpeople arecomplementingthat they arebeing niceI try to be reallypersonable andfriendly so peoplewon't notice ormind if I'm notthat good.Eventuallypeople willrealize thatI'm not thatsmartI look reallygood on paperbut I don't reallyhave the skillsto live up to mycredentialsI don't tellanyone Ifeel like animpostorI alwaysassume I willfail so I will notbe disappointedwhen I doI succeededbecause Ihad a lot ofhelpI shouldautomatically"get it"I apologizefor mistakesor for notknowingsomethingI should just"get it" likeeveryonearound meI onlywon/accomplishedbecause therewasn't that muchcompetitionI panic beforea test orpresentationorperformanceI remind othersof how much Idon't know sothey don'texpect toomuchI was probablychosenbecause ofsome kind ofmistakeI never makedeclarativestatementslike "I knowthe answer"I always sharecredit withothers even ifI did most ofthe workI 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. Never let on that you do not know how to do something
  2. I should feel lucky that I got this job
  3. Do not let people see you working too hard
  4. It was a fluke. I can only be this good once
  5. If I can do it, anyone can
  6. I do not voice my real opinions
  7. Failure is not an option
  8. I always hide my accomplishments
  9. I assume when people are complementing that they are being nice
  10. I try to be really personable and friendly so people won't notice or mind if I'm not that good.
  11. Eventually people will realize that I'm not that smart
  12. I look really good on paper but I don't really have the skills to live up to my credentials
  13. I don't tell anyone I feel like an impostor
  14. I always assume I will fail so I will not be disappointed when I do
  15. I succeeded because I had a lot of help
  16. I should automatically "get it"
  17. I apologize for mistakes or for not knowing something
  18. I should just "get it" like everyone around me
  19. I only won/accomplished because there wasn't that much competition
  20. I panic before a test or presentation or performance
  21. I remind others of how much I don't know so they don't expect too much
  22. I was probably chosen because of some kind of mistake
  23. I never make declarative statements like "I know the answer"
  24. I always share credit with others even if I did most of the work
  25. I should be able to do most things by myself