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

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