Hesitatingto askquestionsI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakenever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answereventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedI shouldautomaticallyget itI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccuravoidingnetworkingor socialeventsAlways hide youaccomplishmentsnever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingalwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingavoidingseekinghelp whenneededNegativeself talkI should beable to doeverythingmyselfi should feellucky tohave gotteninto schooldwellingon pastfailuresdo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformanceoften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being nicealways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)always attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfI don'tdeserveto be herealways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doHesitatingto askquestionsI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakenever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answereventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedI shouldautomaticallyget itI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccuravoidingnetworkingor socialeventsAlways hide youaccomplishmentsnever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingalwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingavoidingseekinghelp whenneededNegativeself talkI should beable to doeverythingmyselfi should feellucky tohave gotteninto schooldwellingon pastfailuresdo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformanceoften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupI shouldsucceed ateverythingI doalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being nicealways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)always attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfI don'tdeserveto be herealways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you do

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