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