I don'tdeserveto be herealwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingalways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)Hesitatingto askquestionsavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformanceI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakenever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answeravoidingseekinghelp whenneededdwellingon pastfailuresI shouldautomaticallyget italways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfdo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardNegativeself talkI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doalways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doAlways hide youaccomplishmentseventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being niceI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccuri should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolnever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI should beable to doeverythingmyselfoften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupI don'tdeserveto be herealwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingalways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)Hesitatingto askquestionsavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformanceI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakenever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answeravoidingseekinghelp whenneededdwellingon pastfailuresI shouldautomaticallyget italways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfdo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardNegativeself talkI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doalways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doAlways hide youaccomplishmentseventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being niceI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccuri should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolnever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI should beable to doeverythingmyselfoften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a group

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