never makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answerdwellingon pastfailuresavoidingnetworkingor socialeventseventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformanceI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakeNegativeself talkalways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)always assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doI don'tdeserveto be hereAlways hide youaccomplishmentsdo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccuralways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being nicealways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfI shouldautomaticallyget iti should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolI shouldsucceed ateverythingI dooften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupHesitatingto askquestionsalwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingI should beable to doeverythingmyselfnever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingavoidingseekinghelp whenneedednever makedeclarativestatementslike I knowthe answerdwellingon pastfailuresavoidingnetworkingor socialeventseventuallypeople willrealize I amunderqualifiedconstantlycriticizingyour ownperformanceI wasadmitted orhired becauseof some kindof mistakeNegativeself talkalways sharecredit withothers (evenif you did allthe work)always assumeyou will fail sowill not bedisappointedwhen you doI don'tdeserveto be hereAlways hide youaccomplishmentsdo not letpeople seeyou studyingor working tohardI should be ableto anticipateproblemsbefore theyoccuralways assumewhen peoplearecomplimentingthat they arejust being nicealways attributeyouraccomplishmentsto somethingother thanyourselfI shouldautomaticallyget iti should feellucky tohave gotteninto schoolI shouldsucceed ateverythingI dooften holdbackthoughtswhen workingin a groupHesitatingto askquestionsalwaysapologize formistakes or fornot knowingsomethingI should beable to doeverythingmyselfnever let onthat you donot knowhow to dosomethingavoidingseekinghelp whenneeded

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