avoidingseekinghelp whenneededalwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingnever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI shouldsucceed ateverythingI donever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answerI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakedo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurdwellingon pastfailuresalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being niceI don'tdeserveto be herei should feellucky tohave gotteninto schooleventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedAlways hide youaccomplishmentsNegativeself talkI shouldautomaticallyget itI should beable to doeverythingmyselfalways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doalways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsoften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupalways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)constantlycriticizingyour ownperformanceHesitatingto askquestionsavoidingseekinghelp whenneededalwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingnever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingI shouldsucceed ateverythingI donever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answerI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakedo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccurdwellingon pastfailuresalways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being niceI don'tdeserveto be herei should feellucky tohave gotteninto schooleventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedAlways hide youaccomplishmentsNegativeself talkI shouldautomaticallyget itI should beable to doeverythingmyselfalways assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doalways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfavoidingnetworkingor socialeventsoften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupalways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)constantlycriticizingyour ownperformanceHesitatingto askquestions

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