alwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurI shouldautomaticallyget itoften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakei should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being niceI should beable to doeverythingmyselfAlways hide youaccomplishmentsalways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doI shouldsucceed ateverythingI donever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingalways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfI don'tdeserveto be hereeventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiednever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answeralways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)Hesitatingto askquestionsavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsdo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardavoidingseekinghelp whenneededdwellingon pastfailuresNegativeself talkconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformancealwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurI shouldautomaticallyget itoften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakei should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being niceI should beable to doeverythingmyselfAlways hide youaccomplishmentsalways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doI shouldsucceed ateverythingI donever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingalways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfI don'tdeserveto be hereeventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiednever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answeralways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)Hesitatingto askquestionsavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsdo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardavoidingseekinghelp whenneededdwellingon pastfailuresNegativeself talkconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformance

Imposter Syndrome Bingo Card - 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. always apologize for mistakes or for not knowing something
  2. I should be able to anticipate problems before they occur
  3. I should automatically get it
  4. often hold back thoughts when working in a group
  5. I was admitted or hired because of some kind of mistake
  6. i should feel lucky to have gotten into school
  7. always assume when people are complimenting that they are just being nice
  8. I should be able to do everything myself
  9. Always hide you accomplishments
  10. always assume you will fail so will not be disappointed when you do
  11. I should succeed at everything I do
  12. never let on that you do not know how to do something
  13. always attribute your accomplishments to something other than yourself
  14. I don't deserve to be here
  15. eventually people will realize I am underqualified
  16. never make declarative statements like I know the answer
  17. always share credit with others (even if you did all the work)
  18. Hesitating to ask questions
  19. avoiding networking or social events
  20. do not let people see you studying or working to hard
  21. avoiding seeking help when needed
  22. dwelling on past failures
  23. Negative self talk
  24. constantly criticizing your own performance