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

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