Negativeself talkalways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfalwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingavoidingseekinghelp whenneededI should beable to doeverythingmyselfalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being niceeventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiednever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answeroften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformanceAlways hide youaccomplishmentsdo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doHesitatingto askquestionsI shouldautomaticallyget itI don'tdeserveto be herealways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you dodwellingon pastfailuresalways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)never let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccuri should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakeNegativeself talkalways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfalwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingavoidingseekinghelp whenneededI should beable to doeverythingmyselfalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being niceeventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiednever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answeroften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformanceAlways hide youaccomplishmentsdo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doHesitatingto askquestionsI shouldautomaticallyget itI don'tdeserveto be herealways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you dodwellingon pastfailuresalways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)never let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccuri should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistake

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