dwellingon pastfailuresI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doalways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doAlways hide youaccomplishmentsNegativeself talkI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakeoften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupnever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingHesitatingto askquestionsdo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardavoidingseekinghelp whenneededI should beable to doeverythingmyselfalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being niceeventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedI shouldautomaticallyget italways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)never makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answeravoidingnetworkingor socialeventsi should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolalways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformanceI don'tdeserveto be herealwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingdwellingon pastfailuresI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doalways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doAlways hide youaccomplishmentsNegativeself talkI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakeoften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupnever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingHesitatingto askquestionsdo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardavoidingseekinghelp whenneededI should beable to doeverythingmyselfalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being niceeventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedI shouldautomaticallyget italways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)never makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answeravoidingnetworkingor socialeventsi should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolalways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformanceI don'tdeserveto be herealwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomething

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