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

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