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

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