often holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccuravoidingnetworkingor socialeventsalways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being niceHesitatingto askquestionsalways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfI shouldautomaticallyget itI should beable to doeverythingmyselfi should feellucky tohave gotteninto schooldwellingon pastfailuresnever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingalways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)I don'tdeserveto be heredo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardNegativeself talkI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakeeventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedAlways hide youaccomplishmentsnever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answerconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformancealwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingavoidingseekinghelp whenneededI shouldsucceed ateverythingI dooften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccuravoidingnetworkingor socialeventsalways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being niceHesitatingto askquestionsalways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfI shouldautomaticallyget itI should beable to doeverythingmyselfi should feellucky tohave gotteninto schooldwellingon pastfailuresnever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingalways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)I don'tdeserveto be heredo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardNegativeself talkI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakeeventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedAlways hide youaccomplishmentsnever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answerconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformancealwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingavoidingseekinghelp whenneededI shouldsucceed ateverythingI 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. often hold back thoughts when working in a group
  2. I should be able to anticipate problems before they occur
  3. avoiding networking or social events
  4. always assume you will fail so will not be disappointed when you do
  5. always assume when people are complimenting that they are just being nice
  6. Hesitating to ask questions
  7. always attribute your accomplishments to something other than yourself
  8. I should automatically get it
  9. I should be able to do everything myself
  10. i should feel lucky to have gotten into school
  11. dwelling on past failures
  12. never let on that you do not know how to do something
  13. always share credit with others (even if you did all the work)
  14. I don't deserve to be here
  15. do not let people see you studying or working to hard
  16. Negative self talk
  17. I was admitted or hired because of some kind of mistake
  18. eventually people will realize I am underqualified
  19. Always hide you accomplishments
  20. never make declarative statements like I know the answer
  21. constantly criticizing your own performance
  22. always apologize for mistakes or for not knowing something
  23. avoiding seeking help when needed
  24. I should succeed at everything I do