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

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