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

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